# Accident 20070619014119A: Mooney M20E, Van, TX, June 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Van, TX
- Airport: Brady Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5428° N, 95.7086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5428&lon=-95.7086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115RC-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070619014119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 19, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 LOCAL TIME, MOONEY AIRCRAFT MODEL MOONEY-20-3, SERIAL NUMBER 627, N115RC DEPARTED AIRPORT 5XS5, VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT'S CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE MULTI ENGINE LAND, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE RATINGS.

## 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 DFW07CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA139), Jun 19, 2007: Mooney M-20E (N115RC), Van, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run.

## Other reports on N115RC (4)

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

- [Incident 20010925033139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010925033139I), Sep 25, 2001: Mooney M20E (N115RC), Universal City, TX. (-23) On sept. 25, 2001, at 11:30 am a Mooney 20-E operated by richard d. zephro, did an emergency landing into Randolph Afb Texas, during a flight from san…
- [Incident 19930424015779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930424015779I), Apr 24, 1993: Mooney M20E (N115RC), Austin, TX. Loss of engine power at liftoff. Landed on taxiway. Fuel pump had failed.
- [Incident 19910202001519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910202001519I), Feb 2, 1991: Mooney M20E (N115RC), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. The roll pins were sheared in both nose gear retraction bungees.
- [Incident 19791109055219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109055219I), Nov 9, 1979: Mooney M20E (N115RC), Superior, NE, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed during rollout. Tests showed gear system working normally, but airspeed switch missing.

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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