Mooney M20 N5260B
27 January 1974 · Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 January 1974 at about 13:40 local time, a Mooney M20 registered N5260B was involved in an accident during in flight near Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Barnes Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20
- Registration
- N5260B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Turner Falls, Mass → Westfield, Mass
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1073
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
RUDDER, VERT STAB SEPD.PREVIOUS PARTIAL FAILURE.SIGMET-OCNLY SVR TURBC BLO 5000FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1974 | Mooney M20 | Bandera, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1974 | Mooney M20 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Aug 1974 | Mooney M20 | Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1974 | Mooney M20 | Falcon, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1973 | Mooney M20 | Miamisburg, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1975 | Mooney M20 | Tulalip, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |