Mooney M20E N7158V
16 April 1988 · The Dalles, Oregon, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1988 at about 06:45 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N7158V was involved in an accident near The Dalles, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- The Dalles, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- The Dalles (DLS)
- Coordinates
- 45.5399, -121.1499
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N7158V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burley → Kelso
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA079
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
ON ARRIVAL, PLT FOUND DESTINATION OBSCURED BY UNFORECAST FOG, HELD BRIEFLY, THEN DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT. ON ARRIVAL AT ALT IN DARKNESS, PLT DID NOT KNOW FREQ (UNICOM) TO ACTIVATE RWY LIGHTS. PLT MADE LOW PASS TO ACQUIRE RWY ENVIRONMENT AS FUEL STATE WAS CRITICAL. ON SIGHTING A RUNWAY, PLT EFFECTED LNDG BUT WAS WELL DOWN 4649-FT LENGTH AND OVERRAN INTO RAVINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1988 | Mooney M20E | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1988 | Mooney M20E | Miles City, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1988 | Mooney M20E | Visalia, California, United States | Stanford, William L. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1988 | Mooney M20E | Longview, Texas, United States | Birdwell, Robert | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1988 | Mooney M20E | Walsh, Colorado, United States | Doyle, A.c. | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Feb 1988 | Mooney M20E | Liberty, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-31T-620 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | Santiam Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Cessna 185F | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Bruce L. Carpernter | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28 | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Aerospatiale SA341G | Fields, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1988 | Gates Learjet 25B | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1988 | Cessna 172 | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | J. Michael Read | No injuries | - |