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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Bullfrog, UT · May 25, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 25, 1979
Place
Bullfrog, UT · BULLFROG, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2957LMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
135759

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1517  79/5/25  NR.BULLFROG,UT        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2200                    N2957L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  48, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT CERTIFICATE PREVIOUSLY REVOKED. NIGHT LANDING ON HIGHWAY W TRAFFIC.

Aircraft

Registration
N2957L
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.