Mooney M20-C accident near Hicksville, Ohio, August 12, 2007
On August 12, 2007 at about 12:50 pm local time, a Mooney M20-C, registered N6837U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hicksville, Ohio. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot failed to execute a go-around.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 12, 2007 · about 12:50 pm local time
- Place
- Hicksville, Ohio · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20-C · all M20-Cs on the register
- Registration
- N6837U · registry record · serial 2542
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane overran the runway (2,300 feet grass) and traveled 150 feet into a cornfield during an aborted landing. The pilot reported that he "landed long" while landing on a 2,300-foot long, grass runway. He reported that he attempted to execute a go-around while on the runway, but he "ran out of runway."
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,887 hours in all; 333 in this make and model; 26 in the last 90 days; 11 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A-1-D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MZZ Marion IN at 12:15 pm
- Destination: Hicksville OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 2,300 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI07CA265.