Accident Mooney M20A N8318E, Thursday 14 November 1963
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Date:Thursday 14 November 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20A
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N8318E
MSN: 1496
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Eastman Canyon near Gilroy, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Fullerton, CA
Destination airport:San Carlos, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Disappeared in a storm. Wreck found on may 8 1964.

Sources:

Santa Cruz Sentinel 29 November 1963, p1
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CASAL19631118.1.20&srpos=2&e=14-11-1963-31-12-1963--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Kavish-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Mar-2021 19:09 TB Added
17-May-2022 18:31 Cobar Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
16-Jan-2025 15:16 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, ]

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