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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Watsonville, CA · July 7, 2011

Date
July 7, 2011 · 19:20 local
Place
Watsonville, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7759M
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11FA316
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances shortly after departure into the northeast side of the Watsonville community hospital in Watsonville, CA.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE INTO THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN WATSONVILLE, CA.

NTSB investigation

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