Mooney M20E N5983Q
7 February 1973 · Elko, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 February 1973 at about 18:10 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N5983Q was involved in an accident during in flight near Elko, Nevada, 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 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elko, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N5983Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Cedar City, Ut → Boise, Id
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0743
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
RECOVERED 4/3/73.AIRFRAME ICING, HYPOXIA OR SPATIAL DISORIENTATION POSSIBLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1973 | Mooney M20E | Govt.camp, Oregon, United States | Grani Installa | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1973 | Mooney M20E | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Feb 1973 | Mooney M20E | Greenwd Vill, Colorado, United States | Sharecroppers | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1973 | Mooney M20E | Camden, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1973 | Mooney M20E | North Conway, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1973 | Mooney M20E | Prosser, Washington, United States | - | No 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 | - |