Mooney M20E N6967U
4 August 1972 · Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1972 at about 10:15 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N6967U was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waukesha County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N6967U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0545
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
L FUEL CAP FOUND IMPROPERLY SECURED. RAIN OCCURRED PRIOR FLT. UN REACH RWY, LNDD SOFT TRRN ON ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1972 | Mooney M20E | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Northwest Moon | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1972 | Mooney M20E | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Beamers Aero C | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1972 | Mooney M20E | Gates, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1972 | Mooney M20E | Anaconda, Montana, United States | Technical Asso | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1972 | Mooney M20E | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1972 | Mooney M20E | Janesville, Wisconsin, 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 | - |