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Mooney M20E N7139U

16 October 1969 · San Angelo, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 October 1969 at about 15:46 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N7139U was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Angelo, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:46
Classification
Accident
Location
San Angelo, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Mathis
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M20E
Registration
N7139U
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Breckenridge, Tex → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4210

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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. LANDED ON GOLF COURSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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