Plane Crash List

Mooney M20C N9251M

27 May 1974 · Watseka, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 27 May 1974 at about 04:50 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N9251M was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Watseka, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 04:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Watseka, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Shag Bark Rla
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M20C
Registration
N9251M
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Hillsdale, Mich
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1276

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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 DIVERTED ATTN TO R SEAT BELT IN RETRACT LEVER CATCH IN FLOOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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