Mooney M-20 N886B
22 August 1971 · Lee Vining, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1971 at about 11:30 local time, a Mooney M-20 registered N886B was involved in an accident during in flight near Lee Vining, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lee Vining, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M-20
- Registration
- N886B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3284
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
LOCATING SHEEP.HIT TREE, CONTINUED FLT.UN TURN AROUND, CLEAR MTNS. CRASHED AT 8800FT LEVEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1969 | Mooney M-20 | Marienville, Pennsylvania, United States | Willoughby Fly | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1973 | Mooney M-20 | Fillmore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Nov 1968 | Mooney M-20 | Carthage, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1967 | Mooney M-20 | El Paso Tex, Texas, United States | J W Brock Co. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1965 | Mooney M-20 | Estcliffe Col, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1965 | Mooney M-20 | Snowden Twnshp Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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 | - |