LAX74OL049

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Mulege, Mexico · December 22, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 22, 1973
Place
Mulege, Mexico · MULEGE,MEX, MX
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N9082VMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731222042849A
Case key
187336

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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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6-0056  73/12/22   MULEGE,MEX          MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1800                    N9082V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIJUANA,MEX                 MULEGE,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN RUGGED TERRAIN.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N9082V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9082V · 1

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