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Mooney M20J N4510H

30 January 1982 · Avalon, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 January 1982 at about 18:50 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N4510H, operated by Sydney Xinos, was involved in an accident near Avalon, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Avalon, California, United States
Nearest airport
Santa Catalina (AVX)
Coordinates
33.3804, -118.4508
Aircraft
Mooney M20J
Registration
N4510H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Sydney Xinos
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Diego → Deer Park
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX82DA055

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN AT SANTA CATALINA AIRPORT SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE TRIM WAS STUCK. AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED MIDFIELD THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. DURING CLIMBOUT WHILE PASSING THROUGH 1700 FEET THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING. THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER AT THIS POINT AND WAS DITCHED GEAR-UP IN THE OCEAN. THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN APPROXIMATELY 200 FOOT DEEP WATERS AND HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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