Mooney M20A N8317E
11 October 1969 · Hyattstown, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 October 1969 at about 13:40 local time, a Mooney M20A registered N8317E was involved in an accident during in flight near Hyattstown, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hyattstown, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20A
- Registration
- N8317E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Gaithersburg, Md → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3831
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
VRT FIN, RUDDER SEPARATED FROM ACFT.EXTSV DTRTN AT ATTACH POINTS.LAST PERIODIC INSP 7/12/68.
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 |
| 23 May 1969 | Mooney M20A | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | Sky Aviation | 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 |