# Accident 20010712014809A: Mooney M20J, Las Vegas, NV, July 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2001, 15:25 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0808° N, 115.1519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0808&lon=-115.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4326H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4326H-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010712014809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MOONEY N4326H STRUCK A POLE WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AFTER LANDING AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, POSSIBLY DAMAGING THE WING SPAR.

## 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 LAX01LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA246), Jul 12, 2001: Mooney M20J (N4326H), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadaquate visual lookout and failure to maintain proper clearance from an object. A factor was the pilot's distraction by a conversation with ground control.

## Other reports on N4326H (4)

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

- [Accident 20101211053599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101211053599A), Dec 11, 2010: Mooney M20J (N4326H), Chino, CA, Destroyed. During touch and go practice at Chino Airport, pilot reportedly lost control on takeoff runway 26L, crashed on the runway and caught fire
- [Incident 20090403003379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090403003379I), Apr 3, 2009: Mooney M20J (N4326H), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot took aircraft around the pattern after small maintenance work by repair station. Pilot stated he forgot to lower the landing gear. Minor belly skin…
- [Incident 20041010027409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010027409I), Oct 10, 2004: Mooney M20J (N4326H), Cullman, AL, No damage. (-23) On October 10, 2004, at 1630Z, the pilot of airplane N4626H, declared an emergency landing on runway (2) at (3A1) Cullman airport in Cullman, Alabama.…
- [Incident 19861026069659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861026069659I), Oct 26, 1986: Mooney M20J (N4326H), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Overshot landing, unable to stop before end of runway. Skidded to stop in dirt.

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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