Plane Crash List

Mooney M20C N78990

15 April 1974 · Dorset, Vermont, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 15 April 1974 at about 13:39 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N78990, operated by Bay View Flyin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dorset, Vermont, 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 13:39
Classification
Accident
Location
Dorset, Vermont, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M20C
Registration
N78990
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Bay View Flyin
Operating rule
Flying Club
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Glens Falls, Ny → Portland, Me
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1031

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

PLT RCVD SVR TURBC FCST AND ICING COND RPTS FOR RTE OF FLT.ATC RCVD MAYDAY LVG 5000 TSMN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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