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.
Other Mooney M-20A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1972 | Mooney M-20A | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1972 | Mooney M-20A | Tijuana, Mexico | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1978 | Mooney M-20A | East Jordan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1964 | Mooney M-20A | Provincetown Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Oct 1964 | Mooney M-20A | Cambridge Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Jan 1983 | Mooney M-20A | Prattville, Alabama, United States | William Laine Hobbie II | Fatal | 4 |
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 | - |