Mooney M20E N5544Q
8 April 1971 · Willoughby, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 April 1971 at about 20:38 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N5544Q was involved in an accident during in flight near Willoughby, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Willoughby, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lost Nation
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N5544Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Richmond, Ind → Cleveland, Ohio
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-2826
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
TWR OP SAW ACFT CIRCLE ARPT ABOUT 2000 FT AGL AND THEN DESCEND INTO LAKE. ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1971 | Mooney M20E | Rutledge, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Feb 1971 | Mooney M20E | Fair Oaks, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1971 | Mooney M20E | Alamo, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1971 | Mooney M20E | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Mooney M20E | Keam Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1971 | Mooney M20E | San Pedro, California, United States | Skymart Inc. | No 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 | - |