Mooney M20E N2715W
10 February 1970 · Cabazon, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 February 1970 at about 13:10 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N2715W was involved in an accident during in flight near Cabazon, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cabazon, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N2715W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Queen Creek, Ariz → Torrance, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1510
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
FLEW INTO OBSCURED MNTN SLOPE 17 MI PAST INTENDED LDG PT. RECOVERY DATE 2/14/70.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1970 | Mooney M20E | Cody, Wyoming, United States | Hawkins and PO | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Dec 1970 | Mooney M20E | Amity, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Apr 1970 | Mooney M20E | Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1970 | Mooney M20E | Enterprise, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Mooney M20E | Chihuahua, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1970 | Mooney M20E | Teague, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |