37.6870° N, 121.7598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 22, 1989 · 23:08 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
CFSAB
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
616 total11 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.
Struck wires and crashed following highway in low ceiling and fog. Wires strung while pilot was on a trip. No light
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED FOLLOWING HIGHWAY IN LOW CEILING AND FOG. WIRES STRUNG WHILE PILOT WAS ON A TRIP. NO LIGHT