20001024015779A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Wheaton Springs, CA · October 24, 2000

Date
October 24, 2000
Place
Wheaton Springs, CA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N40VF
Reported as
Mooney M20J

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What happened

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

(-23) Enroute from mesquite, Nevada to fallbrook, CA., encountered icing conditions about 40 miles south of las, attempted to divert to jean, Nevada and descended into mountainous terrain during IMC conditions and flew into amountain at the 4650' level.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENROUTE FROM MESQUITE, NEVADA TO FALLBROOK, CA., ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF LAS, ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO JEAN, NEVADA AND DESCENDED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DURING IMC CONDITIONS AND FLEW INTO AMOUNTAIN AT THE 4650' LEVEL.