Mooney M20C N9170V
21 October 1970 · Lynchburg, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 October 1970 at about 16:27 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N9170V, operated by Baltimore Avia, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lynchburg
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N9170V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Baltimore Avia
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Baltimore, Md → Charlotte, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1775
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
UNSURE OF POS, FUEL LOW.MISSED ILS APCH.TRIED TO FIND FLD BY DF STEER, ENG QUIT.AVOID TREES ON LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1970 | Mooney M20C | Gilman, Iowa, United States | Gilman Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1970 | Mooney M20C | Union Grove, Wisconsin, United States | Kenosha Techni | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1970 | Mooney M20C | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1970 | Mooney M20C | Lakewood, California, United States | Aviation Unlim | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1970 | Mooney M20C | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Epps Air Servi | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1970 | Mooney M20C | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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 |