Mooney M20A N1078C
23 May 1969 · Buckeye, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1969 at about 12:00 local time, a Mooney M20A registered N1078C, operated by Sky Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Buckeye, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buckeye, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20A
- Registration
- N1078C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sky Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1984
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1969 | Mooney M20A | Albany, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1969 | Mooney M20A | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1969 | Mooney M20A | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1969 | Mooney M20A | Walnut Cove, North Carolina, United States | Aeroco Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1969 | Mooney M20A | Williams, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Oct 1969 | Mooney M20A | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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 |