Mooney M20C N6299U
12 March 1972 · Poughkeepsie, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 March 1972 at about 23:00 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6299U was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Poughkeepsie, New York, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dutchess County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6299U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Norfolk, Va → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0701
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
DESCENDED BLO MDA ON VOR APCH. 30.34 ALT SETTINGFOUND IN COCKPIT. CURRENT ALT SETTING 30.24.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1972 | Mooney M20C | Porvenir Islnd, Central America | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1972 | Mooney M20C | Tehachapi, California, United States | Swiss Internat | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jul 1972 | Mooney M20C | Belle Plaine, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1972 | Mooney M20C | Ferguson, Kentucky, United States | Dale Hollow FL | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1972 | Mooney M20C | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Anthony Aircra | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1972 | Mooney M20C | Durham, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |