Mooney M20C N7896V
28 December 1971 · Blair, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 December 1971 at about 22:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N7896V was involved in an accident during in flight near Blair, Oklahoma, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blair, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Altus
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N7896V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Granite, Okla → Frederick, Okla
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4228
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 FOG BANK AT NIGHT.DRG TURN-AROUND, HIT POWER LINE GROUND WIRE ABT 18FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1971 | Mooney M20C | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1971 | Mooney M20C | Lacomb, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Mooney M20C | Culver, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1971 | Mooney M20C | Broadus, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Apr 1971 | Mooney M20C | Rocky Gap, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1971 | Mooney M20C | Athens, Georgia, United States | West Allis Fly | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |