Mooney M-20 N5259B
24 November 1973 · Fillmore, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 November 1973 at about 13:40 local time, a Mooney M-20 registered N5259B was involved in an accident during in flight near Fillmore, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fillmore, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20
- Registration
- N5259B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Fernando, Calif → Santa Paula, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4088
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
IMPROPERLY BONDED GLUE JOINTS.DETERIORATED RIBS & AUX SPAR.WING SEPARATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1971 | Mooney M-20 | Lee Vining, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1969 | Mooney M-20 | Marienville, Pennsylvania, United States | Willoughby Fly | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1978 | Mooney M-20 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1968 | Mooney M-20 | Carthage, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1967 | Mooney M-20 | El Paso Tex, Texas, United States | J W Brock Co. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1965 | Mooney M-20 | Estcliffe Col, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |