19770315008302A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Needles, CA · March 15, 1977

Date
March 15, 1977
Place
Needles, CA
Airport
Needles
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9649M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX77FA029
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Both acft on same freq,were aware of each others presence.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ACFT ON SAME FREQ,WERE AWARE OF EACH OTHERS PRESENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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