Mooney M20C N6837N
14 August 1971 · La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1971 at about 12:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6837N, operated by Pietsch Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- La Crosse
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6837N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pietsch Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Minot, N Dak → Rockford, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1452
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
L TANK GAUGE INDCD ABT 5LBS, EMPTY.R TANK INDCD ABT 25LBS, EMPTY.
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 | - |