Mooney M20J N1140L
23 March 1985 · Ft. Smith, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 1985 at about 20:27 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N1140L was involved in an accident near Ft. Smith, Arkansas, 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 20:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft. Smith, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Municipal (FSM)
- Coordinates
- 35.3709, -94.4203
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J
- Registration
- N1140L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC85LA077
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
PLT STATED THAT AS THE ACFT LIFTED OFF THE RWY, HE HEARD A 'LOUD RACKET' SOMEWHERE IN THE ACFT. HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR TO DETERMINE IF THE GEAR WAS THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. IT WAS NOT AND HE ABORTED THE FLIGHT BY CLOSING THE THROTTLE AND PUTTING THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED AND COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL SOURCE OF NOISE THAT PLT HEARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1985 | Mooney M20J | Americus, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1985 | Mooney M20J | Kraemer, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 May 1985 | Mooney M20J | Rialto, California, United States | Martin Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1985 | Mooney M20J | Taft, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Mooney M20J | Antioch, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20J | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1985 | Bell OH-13E | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-18-150 | Moscow, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Mooney MK21 | Warren, Arkansas, United States | Earl L.kirkpatrick | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1985 | Cessna 152 | Hughes, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140 | Coy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |