Mooney M20C N9685M
1 May 1977 · Silver Plume, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 May 1977 at about 11:00 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N9685M was involved in an accident during in flight near Silver Plume, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Silver Plume, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N9685M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boulder, Co → Santa Monica, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0866
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
AUTOPSY REVEALED MILD ENCEPHALITIS IN BRAIN TISSUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1977 | Mooney M20C | Huntington Bch, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1977 | Mooney M20C | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1977 | Mooney M20C | Blanco, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1977 | Mooney M20C | Morris, Minnesota, United States | Pomme de Terre | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1977 | Mooney M20C | Forest, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 1977 | Mooney M20C | Darlington, South Carolina, United States | Roanoke Colleg | Minor injuries | - |
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 | - |