Mooney M-20C N7866V
22 December 1991 · Plant City, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 December 1991 at about 20:55 local time, a Mooney M-20C registered N7866V, operated by Satin, Glenn, was involved in an accident near Plant City, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plant City, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.9194, -82.1196
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20C
- Registration
- N7866V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Satin, Glenn
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plant City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA92LA050
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (NONMECHANICAL) FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THIS RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING TO AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PIC/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT DUAL STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS. ON CLIMBOUT AT ABOUT 250 FEET AGL, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA. ON LANDING APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED. THE ENGINE WAS TRANSPORTED TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR STATION. THE ENGINE WAS PLACED IN A TEST STAND AND RAN AT FULL POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M-20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1991 | Mooney M-20C | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | Vincent J. Herrick | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Feb 1988 | Mooney M-20C | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1994 | Mooney M-20C | Hyampom, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1987 | Mooney M-20C | Basye, Virginia, United States | Vincent Ryan | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1995 | Mooney M-20C | Monogahela, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Mooney M-20C | Waller, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1991 | Hughes 269C | Deland, Florida, United States | Maverick Helicopters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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