Mooney M20A — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 15, 2026
There are 467 Mooney M20A airframes on record (built 1947–1963), 59 currently registered. 6 have one or more NTSB accident records (6 records total, 3 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 15, 2026.
Recent Mooney M20A accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
An uncommanded descent during a go-around maneuver for undetermined reasons.
The pilot’s decision to conduct a practice stall maneuver at low altitude, which resulted in inadequate altitude remaining in which to recover before impacting terrain.
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing.
The manufacture and installation of a nonstandard part by unknown maintenance personnel to compensate for a bent, misaligned crankshaft propeller flange, which resulted in the improper clearance of the bearings on the crankshaft journal, a loss of oil pressure, overheating of the bearings, and the failure of a connecting rod during cruise flight.