Mooney M18LA N494M
9 May 1970 · Mill Point, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 May 1970 at about 10:45 local time, a Mooney M18LA registered N494M was involved in an accident during in flight near Mill Point, New York, 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 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mill Point, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M18LA
- Registration
- N494M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lumberton, Nj → Piseco, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1161
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
OBS SAW ACFT DESCENDING IN CIRCLE GRADUALLY LOSING ALT. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M18LA accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1970 | Mooney M18LA | Kirkville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1964 | Mooney M18LA | E Windsor Conn, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1978 | Mooney M18LA | Wilson, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1996 | Mooney M18LA | Beaver Marsh, Oregon, United States | - | Serious 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 |