Mooney M20J N4253H
28 May 1980 · Cajon, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 May 1980 at about 11:30 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N4253H was involved in an accident during in flight near Cajon, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cajon, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J
- Registration
- N4253H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Diego, Ca → Eugene, Or
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1940
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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 TOP OF RIDGE NR MTN PASS.LOW, FAST MOVING CLDS IN PASS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1980 | Mooney M20J | Summit, South Dakota, United States | Lowell Lundstr | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Dec 1980 | Mooney M20J | New Carrollton, Maryland, United States | Globe Aero Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Mooney M20J | Redding, California, United States | Performance AC | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1981 | Mooney M20J | La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Dec 1979 | Mooney M20J | Waterloo, Wisconsin, United States | Portside Marin | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1979 | Mooney M20J | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No 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 | - |