Mooney MK20B accident near Pocahontas, Arkansas, February 15, 1984
On February 15, 1984 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Mooney MK20B, registered N74515, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pocahontas, Arkansas (Pocahontas airport). 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 15, 1984 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Pocahontas, Arkansas · Pocahontas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney MK20B
- Registration
- N74515 · no longer on the register · serial 1905
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING LANDING. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE MANUALLY ACTIVATED GEAR HANDLE POPPED OUT OF THE GEAR DOWN POSITION DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PLT INDICATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS POSITIVELY IN THE DOWN LOCK POSITION.
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: student
- Flight time: 87 hours in all; 87 in this make and model; 33 in the last 90 days; 87 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,643 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 30, 1983; 240 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,450 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: M70 Pocahontas AR at 11:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 3,000 ft by 2 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 15,000 ft
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:56 pm from JBR, 28 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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