Mooney M20F N9603M
18 January 1972 · Five Points, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 January 1972 at about 22:39 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N9603M, operated by Bird Harvestin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Five Points, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Five Points, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Agro-West Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N9603M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bird Harvestin
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0072
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
FLT UNAUTHORIZED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1972 | Mooney M20F | Prether, California, United States | DAN Flammer PO | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1972 | Mooney M20F | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1972 | Mooney M20F | Ringwood, Illinois, United States | Olson Equip Co | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1972 | Mooney M20F | Spring Valley, New York, United States | Dayton Pilots | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Mooney M20F | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Chopas & Stank | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1972 | Mooney M20F | Shelby, North Carolina, United States | Cleveland Flyi | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |