19831112059959A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Mammoth Lakes, CA · November 12, 1983

Date
November 12, 1983 · 02:30 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8110E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA065
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Hit the side of a cloud obscured mountain at cruise flight. No weather brief. Pilot had elevated blood drug level.

As the FAA filed it

HIT THE SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT CRUISE FLIGHT. NO WEATHER BRIEF. PILOT HAD ELEVATED BLOOD DRUG LEVEL.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8110E · 1

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