Mooney 231 N231JN
14 November 1984 · Abilene, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 November 1984 at about 14:21 local time, a Mooney 231 registered N231JN was involved in an accident near Abilene, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abilene, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Abilene Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney 231
- Registration
- N231JN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Oklahoma City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA051
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AT ABOUT 15 FT AGL, SIMULTANEOUS WITH GEAR RETRACTION, THE CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE 'TUCKED.' THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE NOSE ATTITUDE BUT AS THE PROPELLER BEGAN STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE, POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE ACFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney 231 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1985 | Mooney 231 | Ione, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2009 | Mooney 231 | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States | Philip M. Walker | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Owen Robert R QUICKIE 2 | Ponder, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1984 | Cessna 150L | New Boston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150 | Papalote, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |