Aviation Crash Map

Mooney M20F N9366V

14 October 1973 · Turlock, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 14 October 1973 at about 09:08 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9366V, operated by West Bay Aviat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Turlock, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:08
Classification
Accident
Location
Turlock, California, United States
Nearest airport
Turlock Airpark
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M20F
Registration
N9366V
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
West Bay Aviat
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Sacramento, Calif → Fresno, Calif
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3096

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 2 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

NR 2 CYL EXH VALVE FAILED. PLT OVERSHOT RWY & CRASHED IN FLD BESIDE RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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