Mooney M20E N9273V
18 January 1971 · Rapid City, South Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 January 1971 at about 17:42 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N9273V was involved in an accident during in flight near Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rapid City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N9273V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Marshfield, Wis → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0155
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
BTWN ELLSWORTH AFB AND RAPID CTY MUN RPTD ALT 3300FT.HIT UPSLOPE OF 3365FT HILL ABT 15FT BLO CREST
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1971 | Mooney M20E | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Dec 1971 | Mooney M20E | Rutledge, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Feb 1971 | Mooney M20E | Fair Oaks, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1971 | Mooney M20E | Alamo, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1971 | Mooney M20E | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Mooney M20E | Keam Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | 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 | - |