# Accident 20060325004089A: Univar M10, San Benito, CA, March 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2006, 09:30 local time
- Place: San Benito, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6189° N, 121.1800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6189&lon=-121.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9533V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9533V-2013-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M10 (registry code 5872018, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR M10
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060325004089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC06LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA030), Mar 25, 2006: Mooney M-10 (N9533V), Salinas, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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