Mooney M20C N5778Q
8 March 1969 · So.lake Tahoe, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 March 1969 at about 19:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N5778Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near So.lake Tahoe, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- So.lake Tahoe, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Tahoe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N5778Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0477
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
ACFT STRUCK LAKE DAMAGING PROP AND RESTRICTING POWER. PLT CONT FLT AND CRASH LANDED IN DEEP SNOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 1969 | Mooney M20C | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1969 | Mooney M20C | Lakeside, Nebraska, United States | DON Air Servic | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1969 | Mooney M20C | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Jan 1969 | Mooney M20C | Sinton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1969 | Mooney M20C | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1969 | Mooney M20C | Mangum, Oklahoma, 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 |