FTW76FRG93

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · San Antonio, TX · September 23, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1976
Place
San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9229VMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760923029319A
Case key
155347

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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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3-2576  76/9/23    SAN ANTONIO,TX      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 159
        TIME - 1015                    N9229V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEGUIN,TX                   SAN ANTONIO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N9229V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stinson

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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.