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Mooney M20C N6479U

3 July 1976 · Benson, Vermont, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 July 1976 at about 11:00 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6479U was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Benson, Vermont, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Benson, Vermont, United States
Nearest airport
Bulleson Farm
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M20C
Registration
N6479U
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Amityville, Ny → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1790

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

RWY COND NOT SUITABLE FOR ATMTD OPN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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