Mooney M20J accident near Saginaw, TX
On July 20, 2005, a Mooney M20J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Saginaw, TX. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 20, 2005
- Place
- Saginaw, TX
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.944°N, 97.427°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050726X01100
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 20, 2005, approximately 1215 central daylight time, a single-engine Mooney M20J airplane, N5670M, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering near Saginaw, Texas. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the personal flight, which was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The local flight departed from Hicks Airfield (T67), near Fort Worth, Texas, approximately 1000. The pilot and two non-rated passengers, who were visiting from out-of-town, departed T67, where the airplane was hangared, for a local airplane ride. People who knew the pilot told the Investigator in Charge (IIC), that the pilot, who had owned the airplane, would routinely take friends or associates out for a local airplane ride. Multiple witnesses located in the vicinity of the accident site provided statements to the NTSB investigator-in-charge. Below is a summary of statements provided by three of the eye-witnesses. The first witness, whose house is located under the flight path to Hicks airfield, reported she was outside when the accident airplane passed overhead. She thought the plane was low, but not unusually so. Additionally, she reported hearing the engine [running]. The witness entered the house and after returning, she noticed the airplane had circled and was coming towards the neighborhood and her house. The airplane made several turns, and then maneuvered to miss the two houses at the end of the stree
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons while maneuvering.
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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.
