Mooney 20B N74506
12 August 1968 · La Grangeville, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 August 1968 at about 06:50 local time, a Mooney 20B registered N74506 was involved in an accident during in flight near La Grangeville, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Grangeville, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Acres
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney 20B
- Registration
- N74506
- 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
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4671
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
CAM RETAINING SCREW OUT OF PROPER POSITION IN L MAG.NR 2 CYL PUSH ROD BROKEN.OVER SHOT ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney 20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1968 | Mooney 20E | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1967 | Mooney 20C | Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States | Lambert Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1967 | Mooney 20A | Kingsville, Texas, United States | Kingsville NAV | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1967 | Mooney 20F | Lamoni, Iowa, United States | Sioux Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1967 | Mooney 20E | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Great Lakes FL | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1967 | Mooney 20C | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Fred Schad Co | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |