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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Univar M10 · San Benito, CA · March 25, 2006

Date: March 25, 2006 · 09:30 local
Place: San Benito, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9533V
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC06LA030
Reported as: Univar M10
Reported engine: Continental C90*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N9533VRegistration cancelled May 28, 2013 · Mooney M10S/N 700023 · Built 1970 Airframe modelMooney M10 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mooney N9533V departed watsonville, California airport (kwvi) at approximately 09:00 PST March 25, 2006. No flight plan was filed nor any weather information obtained by the pilot privacy data omitted. The route of flight was, according to personnel of pacific air care, kwvi direct to kwjf. The aircraft crashed 23 DME on the 084 degree radial from the salinas (sns) VOR at approximately 1,600 feet above MSL.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MOONEY N9533V DEPARTED WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT (KWVI) AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 PST MARCH 25, 2006. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED NOR ANY WEATHER INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^. THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS, ACCORDING TO PERSONNEL OF PACIFIC AIR CARE, KWVI DIRECT TO KWJF. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 23 DME ON THE 084 DEGREE RADIAL FROM THE SALINAS (SNS) VOR AT APPROXIMATELY 1,600 FEET ABOVE MSL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC06LA030Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSalinas, CAThe pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control and an inadvertent stall/spin during cruise flight. Factors associated with the accident are a low ceiling with…Mar 25, 2006 · Substantial damage