Mooney MZ0K N231GP
8 November 1980 · Grand Junction, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 November 1980 at about 21:30 local time, a Mooney MZ0K registered N231GP was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Walker
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney MZ0K
- Registration
- N231GP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Longbeach, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3268
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
OXYGEN MASKS FOUND IN WRECKAGE WERE IN CLOSED PLASTIC BAGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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