Aviation Crash Map

Mooney M-20A N8307E

2 September 1972 · Tijuana, Mexico · Serious injuries

Summary

On 2 September 1972 at about 11:15 local time, a Mooney M-20A registered N8307E was involved in an accident during in flight near Tijuana, Mexico. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Tijuana, Mexico
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M-20A
Registration
N8307E
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Mehling Ranch, Bc, Mex → San Diego, Calif
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0055

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 1 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

INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Mooney M-20A accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
3 Apr 1972 Mooney M-20A
N1095C
Mankato, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
18 Mar 1972 Mooney M-20A
N8361E
Middletown, California, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
12 Feb 1978 Mooney M-20A
N1EV
East Jordan, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
28 Jul 1964 Mooney M-20A
N6024
Provincetown Mass, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 2
11 Oct 1964 Mooney M-20A
N6063X
Cambridge Minn, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 5
29 Jan 1983 Mooney M-20A
N8146E
Prattville, Alabama, United States William Laine Hobbie II Fatal 4

All 7 records for this type

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10 Apr 1972 Cessna 172
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no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
14 Apr 1972 Cessna 195B
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
26 Nov 1972 Piper PA-28
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no coordinates
Valley Flying No injuries -
8 Jul 1972 Piper PA-28
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no coordinates
Southwest Avia Serious injuries -
17 Dec 1972 Piper PA-28
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no coordinates
Martin Aviatio Fatal 1
11 Apr 1972 Douglas DC-8
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no coordinates
Eastern Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -

All 939 records in Mexico