- Date
- October 16, 1975
- Place
- Robstown, TX · ROBSTOWN, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79333Mooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751016037189A
- Case key
- 151099
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3222 75/10/16 ROBSTOWN,TX MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 110 TIME - 2145 N79333 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NUECES COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORPUS CHRISTI,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO RECORD OF NITE CHECKOUT. HIT 40FT PWR LINES 1.5MI FRM RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79333
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nueces County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.