Mooney M20C N6768V
23 January 1972 · Tehachapi, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 January 1972 at about 18:46 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6768V, operated by Swiss Internat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Tehachapi, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tehachapi, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6768V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Swiss Internat
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Van Nuys, Calif → Fresno, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0155
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
MDT-SVR TURBC FCSTD BLO 15000FT OVR, S OF MTNS-MTNS, PASSES OBSCRD.PLT RPRTD LOSING ALT, TURBC.
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 | - |
| 16 Jul 1972 | Mooney M20C | Belle Plaine, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |