Mooney down near KPOV

[74657]

A friend of mine just called and informed me that a Mooney crashed due to engine failure last evening near KPOV.  The story he has is that the owner of the airplane had a husband/wife who were interested in purchasing 1/3 share of the airplane were flying up to Hopkins for an inspection.  Tanks were full.  One of the wings was torn off when the plane hit a tree 50' AGL.

2 people were flown out and the third (I believe to be the pilot) was taken by ambulance to the hospital.  No fatalities at this point.

Lets hope everyone makes a speedy recovery.

 

[74657]

http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/may/11/3-injured-in-plane-crash-in-ravenna/

http://www.woio.com/Global/story.asp?S=14620294

[fantom]

They are lucky to be alive....the Mooney has an amazingly stout airframe. One heck of a picture. I wonder if the cockpit top was cut off to get at the passengers.

[DaV8or]

Crashes like these make me think about the Amsafe airbag seat belts. Wonder if they would have helped these folks. These damn engines quit way too often!

[fantom]

BTW, this plane was the 4th Ovation produced in 1994.

[richardheitzman]

If it is an Ovation then I have an STC for it. The M20J and M20K STC are in the works. This would be clasiffied a "survivable" accident and the airbags would have prevented head and torso trauma. From the wreckage it seems to be a 9+ G accident.

[DaV8or]

Quote: fantom

They are lucky to be alive....the Mooney has an amazingly stout airframe. One heck of a picture. I wonder if the cockpit top was cut off to get at the passengers.

[PTK]

It's terrible.  I don't see any discernible parts. I can't see A pillars or anything.  Hope the unfortunate folks are going to be ok.  What happened to result in such a messy accident? There are pieces all over the place.  Terrible. 

[scottfromiowa]

Please provide updates on occupants condition.  Sorry to hear about this. 

[Parker_Woodruff]

Quote: allsmiles

It's terrible.  I don't see any discernible parts. I can't see A pillars or anything.  Hope the unfortunate folks are going to be ok.  What happened to result in such a messy accident? There are pieces all over the place.  Terrible. 

[DaV8or]

If tanks were full it's good to see it didn't catch on fire.  NTSB should be able to find the cause of this one.  I hope the pilot and passengers recover quickly.

[Piloto]

Quote: DaV8or

If tanks were full it's good to see it didn't catch on fire.  NTSB should be able to find the cause of this one.  I hope the pilot and passengers recover quickly.

[Steve65E-NC]

Look above and to the right of the seat assembly.  You will see the pillars nipped and the roof peeled back like a sardine can.  Wonder if "Jaws of Life" cut through those tubes.  If any fuel present, I would not want to use a spark producing saw.

[mooneygirl]

 I tell you the photos and the video are just stunning, and a testament to the strength of the Mooney "wing".  Wow.  I hope all recover fully. My thoughts are with the pilot and passengers.

[N513ZM]

Quote: mooneygirl

 I tell you the photos and the video are just stunning, and a testament to the strength of the Mooney "wing".  Wow.  I hope all recover fully. My thoughts are with the pilot and passengers.