Mooney M20B N74561
4 April 1968 · Bend, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 April 1968 at about 17:15 local time, a Mooney M20B registered N74561, operated by DOW Incorporat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bend, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bend, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20B
- Registration
- N74561
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- DOW Incorporat
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4355
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
RECOVERY DATE-4/7/68.STRUCK SIDE OF MT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 1968 | Mooney M20B | Eagle, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1968 | Mooney M20B | Plainview, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1968 | Mooney M20B | New Knoxvill, Ohio, United States | VIP Aviation O | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1967 | Mooney M20B | North Powder, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1969 | Mooney M20B | Lake City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1967 | Mooney M20B | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | Chalet SKI CLU | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |