Mooney M20C N6624U
8 August 1980 · Elk, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 August 1980 at about 18:43 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6624U was involved in an accident during in flight near Elk, 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 18:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elk, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Little River
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N6624U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → Little River, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1938
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 TREES WHILE FLYING UNDER LOW OVERCAST.
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 | - |
| 29 Jul 1980 | Mooney M20C | Mojave, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1980 | Mooney M20C | Columbus, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1980 | Mooney M20C | Beckley, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |