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Mooney M20A N5531Q

5 January 1969 · Williams, Iowa, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 5 January 1969 at about 15:20 local time, a Mooney M20A registered N5531Q was involved in an accident during in flight near Williams, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Williams, Iowa, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M20A
Registration
N5531Q
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0424

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 1 1 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

FLEW INTO KNOWN IFR CONDITIONS. ENG LOST POWER. NOT INST RATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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