Mooney M20C N9557M
22 July 1973 · Hurricane Mesa, Utah, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1973 at about 14:15 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N9557M was involved in an accident during in flight near Hurricane Mesa, Utah, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hurricane Mesa, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hurricane Mesa
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N9557M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Salt Lake City, Ut → Burbank, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2447
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 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
CYL EXHT VALVE RKR BROKEN INTAKE PUSH ROD BENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1973 | Mooney M20C | Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States | Buehl Performa | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1973 | Mooney M20C | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1973 | Mooney M20C | Villa Rica, Georgia, United States | Pegasus Flying | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1973 | Mooney M20C | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1973 | Mooney M20C | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1973 | Mooney M20C | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |