Mooney M20C N6295U
16 July 1972 · Belle Plaine, Iowa, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1972 at about 15:00 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6295U was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Belle Plaine, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belle Plaine, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Belle Plaine
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6295U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0543
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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
ATTEMPTED NEAR GROSS WT T/O FROM THICK SOD 3-4 INCHES HI.PLT DIDNT USE PLANNED ABORT MARKER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1972 | Mooney M20C | Porvenir Islnd, Central America | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1972 | Mooney M20C | Tehachapi, California, United States | Swiss Internat | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1972 | Mooney M20C | Ferguson, Kentucky, United States | Dale Hollow FL | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1972 | Mooney M20C | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Anthony Aircra | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1972 | Mooney M20C | Durham, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1972 | Mooney M20C | Radcliffe, Iowa, United States | Road Runner F1 | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |