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Mooney M20G N6946N

25 September 1970 · Fresno, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 September 1970 at about 13:00 local time, a Mooney M20G registered N6946N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fresno, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Fresno, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Redwing
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M20G
Registration
N6946N
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Houston, Tex
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3853

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

PLT STATED ENG LOST PWR. LND IN HIGH WEEDS. INVEST DISCLOSED NO MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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