Mooney M20C N79856
12 August 1967 · Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 August 1967 at about 16:04 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N79856 was involved in an accident during in flight near Hillsboro, New Mexico, 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 16:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N79856
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0555
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
RECOVERY DATE-8/13/67.ACFT STRUCK GRND IN A 30 DEG NOSE DOWN, WNGS LVL ATTITUDE DURING SEVERE RAIN
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 |
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| 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 | - |