Mooney M20F N2925L
7 July 1972 · Prether, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 July 1972 at about 13:45 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N2925L, operated by DAN Flammer PO, was involved in an accident during in flight near Prether, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prether, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Earl Wilson Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N2925L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- DAN Flammer PO
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Carson City, Nev → Fullerton, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1236
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
NR 3 BEARING DOWEL PIN FAILED, OIL PASSAGE BLOCKED.CAUSED NR 3&4 CONROD FAILURES.LND IN WOODS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1972 | Mooney M20F | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1972 | Mooney M20F | Ringwood, Illinois, United States | Olson Equip Co | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1972 | Mooney M20F | Spring Valley, New York, United States | Dayton Pilots | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Mooney M20F | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Chopas & Stank | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1972 | Mooney M20F | Shelby, North Carolina, United States | Cleveland Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1972 | Mooney M20F | Warner Spgs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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 | - |