# Accident 19960416007412A: Mooney M20C, St Augustine, FL, April 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1996, 19:25 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0093° N, 81.4096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0093&lon=-81.4096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9206V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9206V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 72 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960416007412A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON FINAL WAS HIT BY N83BL HOMEBUILT. LANDED SAFELY. PILOT FAILED USE OR MONITOR RADIO FOR TRAFFIC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N83BL, Amtr CHRISEAGLE2: [Accident 19960416007411A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960416007411A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA120), Apr 16, 1996: Mooney M20C (N9206V), St Augustine, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of traffic pattern…

## Other reports on N9206V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981227043039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981227043039I), Dec 27, 1998: Mooney M20C (N9206V), Syracuse, NY. (-5) On December 27, 1998, at 1320E Mooney M-20-C, s/n 690045, N9206V, registered to Mr. Michael gray, experienced a total electrical failure, while landing in…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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