Mooney M20B accident near Mesquite, TX
On May 29, 1999, a Mooney M20B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mesquite, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 29, 1999
- Place
- Mesquite, TX
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.731°N, 96.561°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18764
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 29, 1999, at 1203 central daylight time, a Mooney M20B low-wing airplane, N74706, and a Cessna 172P high-wing airplane, N96868, collided in flight while on final approach to runway 17 at the Mesquite Metro Airport, near Mesquite, Texas. Both airplanes were destroyed by subsequent impact with the ground. The Mooney was registered to and operated by the pilot on a local personal flight. The Cessna was owned by Richard Vehorn Enterprises Inc., of Dallas, Texas, and was being operated as an instructional flight by Monarch Aviation of Addison, Texas. The private pilot and the passenger in the Mooney were fatally injured. The private pilot receiving instruction in the Cessna sustained minor injuries, while his flight instructor escaped without injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flights. The Mooney flight originated from the Redbird Airport, near Dallas, Texas, approximately 1150, with the Mesquite Metro Airport (HQZ) as its intended destination. The Cessna's local instructional flight originated from the Addison Airport (ADS) near Dallas, Texas, approximately 1015. No flight plans were filed by either of the pilots for their respective flights. The flight instructor in the Cessna 172 stated that a one-hour instructional flight was scheduled to conduct instrument flight training in the local area. Multiple instrument approaches were executed at the Mesquite Metro Airport. Two consecutive practice Instrument Landing System (ILS) approaches were performed to Runway 17, each of which terminated
Probable cause
The failure by both pilots to maintain visual lookout. A factor was the inadequate radio communications maintained by both pilots while in the traffic pattern.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
