Mooney M20-C N6797U
21 March 1973 · Bay Minette, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1973 at about 18:30 local time, a Mooney M20-C registered N6797U was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bay Minette, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bay Minette, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bay Minette
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20-C
- Registration
- N6797U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Atlanta, Ga → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0633
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
L TIRE FLAT DRG LDG ROLL, PLT INITIATED GOARND, LOST CTL, HIT DITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1973 | Mooney M20 | Miamisburg, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1973 | Mooney M20 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1973 | Mooney M20 | Corpus Chrsti, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1973 | Mooney M20-F | Shoshone, California, United States | Gandh Aircraft | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Sep 1973 | Mooney M20 | Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1974 | Mooney M20 | Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |