Plane Crash List

Mooney M20K N231FV

3 July 1984 · Blue Springs, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 July 1984 at about 17:45 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N231FV was involved in an accident near Blue Springs, Missouri, United States. 4 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 17:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Blue Springs, Missouri, United States
Coordinates
39.0090, -94.2796
Aircraft
Mooney M20K
Registration
N231FV
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kansas City → Osage Beach
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC84LA198

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF ACFT LEVELED AT 2700 FEET AGL AT WHICH TIME THE PLT LEANED THE MIXTURE AND SET THE THROTTLE. SHORTLY AFTER, MANIFOLD PRESSURE ROSE ABOVE RED LINE AND THE ENGINE QUIT. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED DETONATION IN THE #1 CYLINDER. THE #2 CYLINDER SHOWED EXTENSIVE THERMAL DAMAGE. ALSO, THE OIL PUMP WOODRUFF KEY SHEARED OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Mooney M20K accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
10 Mar 1984 Mooney M20K
N231F
Craig, Colorado, United States - Fatal 1
4 Nov 1985 Mooney M20K
N231KB
Spring Hill, Kansas, United States James J.karnes No injuries -
24 Jan 1983 Mooney M20K
N97429
Dufur, Oregon, United States Charles R. Wall No injuries -
23 May 1983 Mooney M20K
N1150S
Van Nuys, California, United States - Fatal 2
8 Jun 1985 Mooney M20K
N5764N
Lafayette, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
20 Apr 1983 Mooney M20K
N231KV
Trenton, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -

All 197 records for this type

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1 Jan 1984 Mooney M20C
N2998L
Pittsburg, Missouri, United States David A. Rippee No injuries -
2 Jan 1984 Cessna 150
N45638
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4 Jan 1984 Young-Losey Q-2
N82YL
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6 Oct 1984 Grumman AA1B
N8886L
House Springs, Missouri, United States - Minor injuries -
21 Jan 1984 Aero Commander 690A
N83MC
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22 Jan 1984 Cessna 152
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