Mooney M20C N6470U
9 May 1970 · Palos Hills, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1970 at about 15:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6470U was involved in an accident during in flight near Palos Hills, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palos Hills, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6470U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2146
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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
SPUN FROM PRACTICE STALL ABOUT 2900 FT AGL. UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE STRIKING TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1970 | Mooney M20C | Gilman, Iowa, United States | Gilman Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1970 | Mooney M20C | Union Grove, Wisconsin, United States | Kenosha Techni | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1970 | Mooney M20C | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1970 | Mooney M20C | Lakewood, California, United States | Aviation Unlim | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1970 | Mooney M20C | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Epps Air Servi | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1970 | Mooney M20C | Mobile, Alabama, 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 |