Mooney M20F N3518N
6 June 1973 · Camp Pndltn, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1973 at about 15:15 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N3518N was involved in an accident during in flight near Camp Pndltn, 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 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Camp Pndltn, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oceanside
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N3518N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Sedona, Ariz → Oceanside, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1540
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
LET DOWN INTO OCST, AUTO-PLT ON. UN MAINTAIN CTL & CRASHED IN SWAMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1973 | Mooney M20F | Ramah, New Mexico, United States | Ernst Water Co | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1973 | Mooney M20F | Ft Pierce, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1973 | Mooney M20F | Williamston, New Jersey, United States | Engineered SYS | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1973 | Mooney M20F | Temecula, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Aug 1973 | Mooney M20F | Sugarland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1973 | Mooney M20F | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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 | - |