# NTSB FTW84LA046: Mooney M20C, N9667M, Mcgregor, TX, November 9, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 9, 1983, 17:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Coordinates: 31.449537, -97.370498 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4495&lon=-97.3705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA046
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21199/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA046

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - traffic advisory - not possible, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - traffic advisory - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor)

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

IN ORDER TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 35, ACFT MUST UTILIZE RWY 4/22 ENROUTE FROM THE ARPT RAMP. AS THE MOONEY TAXIED ONTO RWY 4/22 IT WAS STRUCK BY THE PITTS ROLLING OUT ON RWY 22. WHILE ON BASE LEG, THE PLT OF THE PITTS SAW THE MOONEY TAXIING TOWARD RWY 4/22 & ASSUMED THE MOONEY WOULD STOP & HOLD SHORT. HE ALSO STATED HE NEVER SAW THE MOONEY DURING LANDING DUE TO THE NOSE-HIGH LANDING ATTITUDE OF THE TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED ACFT. THE PLT OF THE MOONEY DID NOT VISUALLY CLEAR RWY 4/22. THE PITTS HAD NO LIGHTS OR RADIOS.

## Analysis (aircraft 1)

IN ORDER TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 35, ACFT MUST UTILIZE RWY 4/22 ENROUTE FROM THE ARPT RAMP. AS THE MOONEY TAXIED ONTO RWY 4/22 IT WAS STRUCK BY THE PITTS ROLLING OUT ON RWY 22. WHILE ON BASE LEG, THE PLT OF THE PITTS SAW THE MOONEY TAXIING TOWARD RWY 4/22 & ASSUMED THE MOONEY WOULD STOP & HOLD SHORT. HE ALSO STATED HE NEVER SAW THE MOONEY DURING LANDING DUE TO THE NOSE-HIGH LANDING ATTITUDE OF THE TAILWINEL EQUIPPED ACFT. THE PLT OF THE MOONEY DID NOT VISUALLY CLEAR RWY 4/22. THE PITTS HAD NO LIGHTS OR RADIOS.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N9667M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9667M-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N 670003, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 670003
- Airframe hours: 3200
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1D 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: R.G. Levy
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: MOODY, TX
- Airport: F60, Mcgregor Muni, runway 35, 5,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N237V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237V-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 189-H, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PITTS SPECIAL S-1
- Registry model: [Pitts Special S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 72202R2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 189H
- Airframe hours: 1000
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Maxwell E. Shauck
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, July 22, 1983, 6 hours before
- Airport: F60, Mcgregor Muni, runway 22, 3,780 × 56 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N9667M; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,175 total, 75 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 143 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot, aircraft N237V; age 48; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 7,505 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 6,923 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 315° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19831109057012A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831109057012A), Nov 9, 1983: Mooney M20C, Mcgregor, TX, Substantial damage. Was struck by a landing pitts N237V after entering the runway at an intersection. Pitts had no radio or nav lights.
- [Accident 19831109057011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831109057011A), Nov 9, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1, Mcgregor, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with a Mooney N9667M during the landing roll. Mooney had taxied onto runway. Pitts had no radio or lights.

## Other investigations on N9667M (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 ERA19FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA023), Oct 23, 2018: Mooney M20C (N9667M), Woodbine, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and the airplane experiencing an aerodynamic stall.

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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