# NTSB FTW79FA007: Mooney M20E, N9093V, Texarkana, TX, October 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1978
- Place: Texarkana, TX · TEXARKANA, TX
- Location: 33.4251° N, 94.0477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4251&lon=-94.0477&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9093V-2009-09-17), registration cancelled 2009-09-17, S/N 690018, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781024034209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781024034209A), Oct 24, 1978: Mooney M20D, Texarkana, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness stated he heard eng surging. Acft crashed in unlighted are

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.

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