Mooney M20J N3739H
10 December 1980 · New Carrollton, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 December 1980 at about 16:50 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N3739H, operated by Globe Aero Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Carrollton, Maryland, 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 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Carrollton, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- College Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J
- Registration
- N3739H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Globe Aero Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lakeland, Fl. → Johannesberg, S.afric
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3651
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
IFR FLIGHT PLAN CANCELLED.MATERIAL FAILURE NO.2 ROD BEARING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1980 | Mooney M20J | Cajon, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Sep 1980 | Mooney M20J | Summit, South Dakota, United States | Lowell Lundstr | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Mooney M20J | Redding, California, United States | Performance AC | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1981 | Mooney M20J | La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Dec 1979 | Mooney M20J | Waterloo, Wisconsin, United States | Portside Marin | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1979 | Mooney M20J | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |