Mooney M20F N9649M
15 March 1977 · Needles, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 March 1977 at about 07:23 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9649M was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Needles, California, United States. One person was on board. In all, 3 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Needles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Needles
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N9649M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Diego, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0583
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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
BOTH ACFT ON SAME FREQ, WERE AWARE OF EACH OTHERSPRESENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1977 | Mooney M20F | St Augustine, Florida, United States | AKS Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1977 | Mooney M20F | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | 1064 Flying CL | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 Oct 1977 | Mooney M20F | Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, United States | Aero Rampart | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1977 | Mooney M20F | Lansing, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1977 | Mooney M20F | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | Miller Picking | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 1977 | Mooney M20F | Franktown, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |