# Accident 19961210045069A: Mooney M20G, Fort Worth, TX, December 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1996, 20:25 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9108° N, 97.4308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9108&lon=-97.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6868N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6868N-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (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 M20G
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 372 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961210045069A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA060), Dec 11, 1996: Mooney M-20G (N6868N), Saginaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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