Mooney M20C N44Z
25 March 1980 · Beckley, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 March 1980 at about 23:06 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N44Z was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Beckley, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beckley, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Raleigh Co Mem
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N44Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St.louis, Mo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0695
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
NON-INST PLT FILED IFR, HIT TREES BLO ARPT ELEV 4.5NM FM FLD DRG NGT WX ILS.ANOTHER PLT RPRTD ICG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1980 | Mooney M20C | Willcox, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1980 | Mooney M20C | Elk, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jul 1980 | Mooney M20C | Mojave, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1980 | Mooney M20C | Columbus, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1980 | Mooney M20C | Scipio, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1980 | Mooney M20C | Marco Island, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |