19791103040209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Mammoth Lakes, CA · November 3, 1979

Date
November 3, 1979 · 18:34 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1942Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA010
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,197 total0 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Indicates pilot lost altitude & control of aircraft in heavy snow due to icing &turbulence.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES PILOT LOST ALTITUDE & CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN HEAVY SNOW DUE TO ICING &TURBULENCE.

NTSB investigation

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