Mooney M21 N9472V
8 October 1971 · Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1971 at about 06:55 local time, a Mooney M21 registered N9472V was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Zelienople, Pennsylvania, 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 06:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tasa Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M21
- Registration
- N9472V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Michigan City, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-1819
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
DENSE FOG.CRASHED ABT 2200FT NNW OF ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1971 | Mooney M21 | North Shore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1971 | Mooney M21 | Encino, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Apr 1973 | Mooney M21 | Quitman, Georgia, United States | RCM Enterprise | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1968 | Mooney M21 | Crosbyton, Texas, United States | Ridpath Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1968 | Mooney M21 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1968 | Mooney M21 | Palo Alto, California, 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 | - |