Mooney M20C N5940Q
3 December 1967 · Davenport, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 December 1967 at about 11:14 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N5940Q, operated by Flight Line, In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Davenport, Iowa, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Davenport, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N5940Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flight Line, In
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1143
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER SPIN FROM STEEP LEFT TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1967 | Mooney M20C | Arlington, Texas, United States | Interamerican | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1967 | Mooney M20C | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Professional L | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Jul 1967 | Mooney M20C | Camdenton, Missouri, United States | Gilman Flying | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1967 | Mooney M20C | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Tuxhorn Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 1967 | Mooney M20C | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1967 | Mooney M20C | Wellington, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |