Mooney M20 N872B
1 June 1985 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 June 1985 at about 21:30 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N872B, operated by Harry L. Phillips, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Luck Field (F71)
- Coordinates
- 32.6391, -97.3392
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N872B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harry L. Phillips
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85FPA03
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
THE ACFT CONTACTED AN IRON POLE AND A HANGAR FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER AN APRX 300 FT GROUND ROLL, THE ACFT VEERED LEFT. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED AN IRON POLE WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACFT ROTATING FURTHER TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTING THE HANGAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1985 | Mooney M20-F | Salem, Oregon, United States | Chuck Wenger | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1985 | Mooney M20 | Hamilton, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Steven I. Gross | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1986 | Mooney M20-C | Paradise Valley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1986 | Mooney M20 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Francis B. Hillard | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1986 | Mooney M20 | Quincey, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1985 | Robinson R-22 | Dallas, Texas, United States | W. N. Cope | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna T210N | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Executive Air Charter, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1985 | Rockwell S-2R | Olton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1985 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 134 |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Swearingen SA-26AT | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1985 | Cessna 150 | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |