Mooney M20F N9072V
13 March 1970 · Cougar, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 March 1970 at about 22:30 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9072V was involved in an accident during in flight near Cougar, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cougar, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N9072V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Aurora, Oreg → Brewster, Wash
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1058
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
RECOVERY DATE-7/12/70.DARK UNLIGHTED MT TERRAIN.TIME OF ACCIDENT PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1970 | Mooney M20F | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Kobler Motor C | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1970 | Mooney M20F | Batesville, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Mooney M20F | Kansas City N., Missouri, United States | Nielson Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1970 | Mooney M20F | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Mooney M20F | Cleveland, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1970 | Mooney M20F | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |