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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Redding, CA · March 15, 1992

Date
March 15, 1992 · 20:28 local
Place
Redding, CA
Airport
Benton Field Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7850V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92FA141
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total

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.

Lost power IFR en route and icing up. Vectored to Redding,crashed short of city. Indicates power loss induction ice.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER IFR EN ROUTE AND ICING UP.VECTORED TO REDDING,CRASHED SHORT OF CITY. INDICATES POWER LOSS INDUCTION ICE.

NTSB investigation

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