Mooney M20J N201SY
2 August 1981 · Reno, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1981 at about 16:30 local time, a Mooney M20J registered N201SY was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Reno, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cannon Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20J
- Registration
- N201SY
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Hayward, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2439
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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
GUSTS TO 25KTS.DA APPROX 7400FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1981 | Mooney M20J | La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Jul 1981 | Mooney M20J | Red Bluff, California, United States | Perf Acft | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1981 | Mooney M20J | Big Bear City, California, United States | Rialto Aviaton | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1981 | Mooney M20J | Farwell, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1981 | Mooney M20J | Eagletown, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Feb 1981 | Mooney M20J | Roll, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |