Mooney M20B N74578
26 December 1973 · Rosman, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1973 at about 15:10 local time, a Mooney M20B registered N74578 was involved in an accident during in flight near Rosman, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rosman, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20B
- Registration
- N74578
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Knoxville, Tenn → Anderson, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4079
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
FLT ON TOP OVC DSCNDD THRU LGE HOLE PICKED UP CARB ICE.UN MANTAIN ALT STALLED ACFT INTO TREE TOPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1973 | Mooney M20B | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1973 | Mooney M20B | Elyria, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1973 | Mooney M20B | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1972 | Mooney M20B | Brazoria, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1974 | Mooney M20B | Flanders, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Mooney M20B | Compton, California, United States | - | Minor 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 | - |