- Date
- December 7, 1965
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N78870Mooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174631
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3397 65/12/7 FORT WORTH TEX MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 250 TIME - 1215 N78870 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING REMARKS- PARK AIRCRAFT LOCKHEED L-18 N77T SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78870
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meacham
N78870Registration cancelled Jan 8, 2022 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N78870 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA19TA042Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3Final reportWildwood, NJThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to initiate a 180° turn following the loss of power.NTSB FTW66F0344Accident · No injuriesClosedDallas, TX