Mooney M-20C N6704U
15 August 1969 · Arroyo, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1969 at about 15:30 local time, a Mooney M-20C registered N6704U was involved in an accident during in flight near Arroyo, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arroyo, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20C
- Registration
- N6704U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Santa Monica, Calif → Monterey, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2689
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
BLADE RETAINING THREAD AREA IN HUB BARREL FAILEDALLOWING PROP BLADE TO BECOME DETACHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M-20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1969 | Mooney M-20C | Fort Grant, Arizona, United States | American Aircr | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1969 | Mooney M-20C | Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States | TRY Mooney Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1969 | Mooney M-20C | West Union, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1969 | Mooney M-20C | Aspermont, Texas, United States | SAM Houston VE | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1969 | Mooney M-20C | Winslow, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1969 | Mooney M-20C | Blythe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |