Aviation Crash Map

Mooney M-20A N8361E

18 March 1972 · Middletown, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 March 1972 at about 11:00 local time, a Mooney M-20A registered N8361E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Middletown, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Middletown, California, United States
Nearest airport
3B-Ranch Strip
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M-20A
Registration
N8361E
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Lower Lake, Calif → Fremont, Calif
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1259

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

HIT TWO FENCES & A DITCH TAKING OFF NSE GR & R MN GR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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