19961210045069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M-20G · Fort Worth, TX · December 10, 1996

Date: December 10, 1996 · 20:25 local
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Airport: Hicks Airfield Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6868N
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA060
Reported as: Mooney M20G
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 460 total372 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

N6868NRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Mooney M-20GS/N 680123 · Built 1968 Airframe modelMooney M-20G Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on December 10, 1996, at approximately 2025 CST, a Mooney M-20G, N6868N, was substantially damaged when a full size pickup truck collided with it. The airport uses the taxiway as its main access road. The aircraft was traveling north on the taxiway to runway 14. The pickup truck driven by miss molly leigh cofre was traveling south on the taxiway to runway 14. This was the first time that miss cofer had operated at this airport. She identified the oncoming single headlight as a motorcycle and passed to the right of the light. The wing of the Mooney entered the windshield of the pickup truck and all 3 occupants of the truck were injured. Hicks airfield (T67) is a private airport that is used by the public. Airport funds are not used and the airport is not certificated.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 10, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 2025 CST, A MOONEY M-20G, N6868N, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN A FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCK COLLIDED WITH IT. THE AIRPORT USES THE TAXIWAY AS ITS MAIN ACCESS ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON THE TAXIWAY TO RUNWAY 14. THE PICKUP TRUCK DRIVEN BY MISS MOLLY LEIGH COFRE WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE TAXIWAY TO RUNWAY 14. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT MISS COFER HAD OPERATED AT THIS AIRPORT. SHE IDENTIFIED THE ONCOMING SINGLE HEADLIGHT AS A MOTORCYCLE AND PASSED TO THE RIGHT OF THE LIGHT. THE WING OF THE MOONEY ENTERED THE WINDSHIELD OF THE PICKUP TRUCK AND ALL 3 OCCUPANTS OF THE TRUCK WERE INJURED. HICKS AIRFIELD (T67) IS A PRIVATE AIRPORT THAT IS USED BY THE PUBLIC. AIRPORT FUNDS ARE NOT USED AND THE AIRPORT IS NOT CERTIFICATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA060Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaginaw, TXThe driver of the vehicle's failure to maintain clearance from the taxiing airplane. A factor was the dark night light condition which resulted in the driver's delayed visual identification of the airplane.Dec 11, 1996 · Substantial damage