Mooney M20 N5222B
22 August 1971 · Ashland, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 August 1971 at about 13:14 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N5222B, operated by ACE Flyers, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ashland, Mississippi, 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 13:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ashland, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N5222B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ACE Flyers, Inc
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tupelo, Miss → Tulsa, Okla
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2436
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
FLEW INTO TSTM.ACFT DISINTEGRATED.WOOD WG SPARS AND VERT STAB POOR COND.AD 69-5-3 NCW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1971 | Mooney M20 | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Mooney M20 | Allenstown, New Hampshire, United States | Maine Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1972 | Mooney M20 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1972 | Mooney M20-C | Strongsville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1972 | Mooney M20 | La Junta, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1972 | Mooney M20 | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States | Charles White | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |