19791215044049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Palo Alto, CA · December 15, 1979

Date
December 15, 1979 · 10:40 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N201UN
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA025
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total89 in this make and model50 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.

Entered steep, upwind bank after takeoff, and dived into the ground. Carbon monoxide in pilot's blood.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED STEEP, UPWIND BANK AFTER TAKEOFF, AND DIVED INTO THE GROUND. CARBON MONOXIDE IN PILOT'S BLOOD.

NTSB investigation

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