Mooney M20F N3881N
19 March 1979 · Crestone, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 March 1979, a Mooney M20F registered N3881N was involved in an accident during in flight near Crestone, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crestone, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N3881N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Aspen, Co → Taos, Nm
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2770
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
FSS WX BRIEF INACCURATE.RECOVERY DATE 4/7/79.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1979 | Mooney M20F | Magnolia, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1979 | Mooney M20F | Sacramento, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1979 | Mooney M20F | El Morro, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Mar 1979 | Mooney M20F | Pine Mountain, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1979 | Mooney M20F | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1980 | Mooney M20F | Grantsville, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |