Mooney M20F N9403V
6 February 1970 · Joshua Tree, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 February 1970 at about 15:00 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9403V, operated by Skymart Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Joshua Tree, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Joshua Tree, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Giant Rock
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N9403V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skymart Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Yucca Valley → Long Beach, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0795
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
CABIN DOOR UNLATCHED.DRG ATMT TO CLOSE DOOR PLT LOST CTL OF ACFT, HIT TREE DRG RECOVERY.
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 |