Mooney M20C N5515Q
26 November 1973 · Lenoir, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 November 1973 at about 15:00 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N5515Q was involved in an accident during in flight near Lenoir, North Carolina, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N5515Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hagerstown, Md → Jonesboro, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3544
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
WRECKAGE RCVRD 12/01/73.BELIEVED DIVERTING TO GREENSBORO.HIT OBSCURED MOUNTAIN RIDGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1973 | Mooney M20C | Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States | Buehl Performa | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1973 | Mooney M20C | Hurricane Mesa, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1973 | Mooney M20C | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1973 | Mooney M20C | Villa Rica, Georgia, United States | Pegasus Flying | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1973 | Mooney M20C | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1973 | Mooney M20C | Middleton, Wisconsin, 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 | - |