Mooney M20F N842JW
8 May 1979 · El Morro, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 May 1979 at about 20:30 local time, a Mooney M20F registered N842JW was involved in an accident during in flight near El Morro, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Morro, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20F
- Registration
- N842JW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Albuquerque, Nm → Window Rock, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-2610
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 5/10/79.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1979 | Mooney M20F | Crestone, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Oct 1979 | Mooney M20F | Magnolia, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1979 | Mooney M20F | Sacramento, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |