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The plane, a Mooney M20 with two passengers, climbed to about 2,100 feet and 110 miles per hour before rapidly losing altitude about 1:45 p.m., according to its flight track log. It crashed just ...
The plane did not land on or collide with any other vehicles when it crashed, but an unoccupied vehicle nearby caught fire as a result of the incident, Plano police said.
The small aircraft came down approximately half a mile short from the airport's runway. The plane was a Mooney M20, built in 1969, according to the Federal Aviation Authority.
Mooney M20s gathered at the 2002 Mooney Caravan to AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Mooney M20 is a family of piston-powered, four-seat, propeller-driven, general aviation aircraft, all featuring low wings and tricycle gear, manufactured by the Mooney International Corporation.
During 1955, Mooney sold 10 of the M20 airplanes. Due to start-up costs, they lost US$3000 on each airplane. Production increased, and they delivered 51 airplanes in 1956 and 105 airplanes in 1957. The M20 gained attention because it was able to achieve speeds of up to 170 miles per hour (270 km/h) with a 150 hp (110 kW) Lycoming O-320
Mooney M20; Mooney M-18 Mite; Mooney M10T; Mooney M22 Mustang; T. Mooney TX-1 This page was last edited on 3 April 2013, at 17:04 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
This was based on its popular Mooney M20K four seat light aircraft, but with side-by-side seating for pilot and instructor under a sliding canopy. It was an all-metal low-winged monoplane with retractable tricycle landing gear powered by a single Continental O-360 piston engine driving a two-blade propeller. [ 2 ]
The original article before my edit was a mixture of general M20 info (such as the safety stats) and model-specific M20J info. I think it's appropriate to have a general Mooney M20 article (as the title suggests), just like the general Piper Cherokee, Cessna 172, etc. articles.