Mooney M20B N74784
17 September 1966 · Hobbs N Mex, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 September 1966 at about 22:05 local time, a Mooney M20B registered N74784, operated by Barrett Oil AN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hobbs N Mex, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hobbs N Mex, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lea-County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20B
- Registration
- N74784
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Barrett Oil AN
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-0994
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SPEC VFR CLEARANCE TO DEP WITH INDEF CEILING 400FT, SKY OBSC, VIS 5, FOG.CRASH SITE 7.5 MI FROM ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1966 | Mooney M20B | Hill City Kans, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1966 | Mooney M20B | Richland Wash, Washington, United States | Albany Airways | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1966 | Mooney M20B | Antioch Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Oct 1966 | Mooney M20B | W S Springs Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1966 | Mooney M20B | Bellevue Wash, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1966 | Mooney M20B | Bellview, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |