Mooney M20E N9217V
5 September 1997 · Gulf of Ca · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1997 at about 21:45 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N9217V was involved in an accident near Gulf of Ca. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulf of Ca
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N9217V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tucson → Loreto
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA319
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot topped the aircraft off with fuel before departing for Mexico and had 4 hours of fuel onboard after refueling. The pilot estimated that they were in the air for 2 hours 30 minutes when the engine quit over the Gulf of California. The pilot declared a 'mayday' and ditched in the water. The aircraft sank and was not recovered. Mexican authorities later rescued the occupants.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1998 | Mooney M20E | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Flight Training, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Mooney M20E | Purdy, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jul 1996 | Mooney M20E | Rio Linda, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1998 | Mooney M20E | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1998 | Mooney M20E | Tryon, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1995 | Mooney M20E | McLain, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |