Mooney M20F N7076V
25 December 1983 · Clemson, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 December 1983 at about 00:03 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N7076V was involved in an accident near Clemson, South Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clemson, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anderson County (AND)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N7076V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gainesville → Anderson
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL84FA075
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
THE ACFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA ABOUT 15 MILES FROM ITS DESTINATION BUT ABOUT 16 MILES NORTH OF A STRAIGHT LINE BETWEEN GAINESVILLE, GA AND ANDERSON, SC. ONE WITNESS ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE SITE SAW AN ACFT JUST BEFORE THE TIME OF THE CRASH FLYING AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL WITH ITS LANDING LIGHT ON. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON ABOUT 30 SECOND THEN WENT OUT. THE ACFT WAS HEADING SOUTH & ITS ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THIS WAS THE ACCIDENT ACFT. THE ACFT CRASHED AT 1903 FIXED BY A VICTIMS STOPPED WRISTWATCH. THE ACFT WAS EXPECTED BY RELATIVES IN ANDERSON BY 1930. THE OCCUPANTS HAD GONE TO GAINESVILLE, GA TO PICK UP A CHRISTMAS PRESENT AND THE CRASH OCCURRED ON THE WAY BACK. ACCORDING TO RELATIVES THE PLT HAD FLOWN INTO ANDERSON MANY TIMES AT NIGHT. THE PLT CALLED ANDERSON FSS ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE CRASH ASKING FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY, THERE WAS NO HINT OF ANY PROBLEM AND NO FURTHER CALLS FROM THE ACFT. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL A REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1983 | Mooney M20F | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1983 | Mooney M20F | Evansville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1983 | Mooney M20F | La Junta, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1983 | Mooney M20F | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Mar 1983 | Mooney M20F | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Mooney M20F | Marshville, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1983 | Wizard J3 | Dovesville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1983 | Cessna 210A | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Charles R. Landis | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1983 | Cessna 182M | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Douglas W. Kindred | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Allen, John H. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hampton, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-30 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | Devoe Aviation | No injuries | - |