Mooney M-20 N858B
3 January 1965 · Snowden Twnshp Pa, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 January 1965 at about 16:45 local time, a Mooney M-20 registered N858B was involved in an accident during in flight near Snowden Twnshp Pa, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Snowden Twnshp Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20
- Registration
- N858B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0003
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
CARBURETOR FLOAT VALVE STUCK CLOSED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1965 | Mooney M-20 | Estcliffe Col, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1965 | Mooney M-20 | Leoti Kans, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1965 | Mooney M-20 | Kingman Kans, Kansas, United States | Lindt Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1967 | Mooney M-20 | El Paso Tex, Texas, United States | J W Brock Co. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1968 | Mooney M-20 | Carthage, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1969 | Mooney M-20 | Marienville, Pennsylvania, United States | Willoughby Fly | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |