Mooney 231 accident near Abilene, Texas, November 14, 1984
On November 14, 1984 at about 2:21 pm local time, a Mooney 231, registered N231JN, was substantially damaged in an accident near Abilene, Texas (Abilene Municipal airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 14, 1984 · about 2:21 pm local time
- Place
- Abilene, Texas · Abilene Municipal
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney 231
- Registration
- N231JN · registry record · serial 25-0276
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AT ABOUT 15 FT AGL, SIMULTANEOUS WITH GEAR RETRACTION, THE CABIN DOOR POPPED OPEN AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE 'TUCKED.' THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE NOSE ATTITUDE BUT AS THE PROPELLER BEGAN STRIKING THE RUNWAY SURFACE, POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE ACFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. 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 FTW85LA051.