Mooney M20K N231GQ
6 March 1980 · Blairsville, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 March 1980 at about 09:08 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N231GQ was involved in an accident during in flight near Blairsville, Georgia, 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
- at 09:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blairsville, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blairsville Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K
- Registration
- N231GQ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Jacksonville, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0378
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
HIT MTN WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH OVERCAST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1980 | Mooney M20K | Battle Mt, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Feb 1980 | Mooney M20K | Bishop, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Aug 1980 | Mooney M20K | Mt. Pleasant, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1980 | Mooney M20K | Afton, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1981 | Mooney M20K | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Nov 1981 | Mooney M20K | Buffalo, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor 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 | - |