- Date
- October 24, 1978
- Place
- Texarkana, TX · TEXARKANA, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9093VMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781024034209A
- Case key
- 139091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3126 78/10/24 TEXARKANA,TX MOONEY M20E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 190 TIME - 2026 N9093V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAVANNAH,GA TULSA,OK TEXARKANA,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION REMARKS- WITNESS STATED HE HEARD ENG SURGING.ACFT CRASHED IN UNLIGHTED AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9093V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9093VRegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.