Mooney M20C N1371W
16 March 1968 · Yucaipa, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1968 at about 17:15 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N1371W was involved in an accident during in flight near Yucaipa, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yucaipa, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N1371W
- 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
- 3-0776
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
STALLED ACFT INTO TREES ON RIDGE. LNDG GEAR INADVERTENTLY LEFT DOWN. ALTITUDE 5000 FT.
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 | - |