Mooney M20C N3437X
4 April 1968 · Wessgtn Spg, South Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 April 1968 at about 19:37 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N3437X, operated by Putnam Enterpr, was involved in an accident during in flight near Wessgtn Spg, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wessgtn Spg, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N3437X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Putnam Enterpr
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-2609
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 137 MG PCT. RECOVERY DATE 4/5/68.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1968 | Mooney M20C | High Point, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1968 | Mooney M20C | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | Freeway Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1968 | Mooney M20C | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1968 | Mooney M20C | Florence, South Carolina, United States | Fayetteville F | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1968 | Mooney M20C | Ontario, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1968 | Mooney M20C | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States | The Cadillac C | Fatal | 3 |
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 | - |