LAX71DUJ13

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Sonora, Mexico · August 2, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 2, 1970
Place
Sonora, Mexico · SONORA,MEX, MX
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N9124VMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108228

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0042   70/8/2    SONORA,MEX          MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1655                    N9124V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOGALES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONORA,MEX                  NOGALES,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N9124V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Nogales

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.