Mooney M20C N6816N
16 December 1968 · Petersburg, West Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1968 at about 22:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6816N was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Petersburg, West Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Petersburg, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Petersburg
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6816N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4312
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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
ALTERNATOR BELT LOOSE.NO LTS OR RADIOS.PLT BECAME LOST. LND WITH 40 DEG LFT X-WIND 30K GUSTS 45K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1968 | Mooney M20C | High Point, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1968 | Mooney M20C | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | Freeway Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1968 | Mooney M20C | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1968 | Mooney M20C | Florence, South Carolina, United States | Fayetteville F | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1968 | Mooney M20C | Ontario, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1968 | Mooney M20C | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States | The Cadillac C | Fatal | 3 |
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 | - |