- Date
- October 4, 1976
- Place
- Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N16515Mooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761004033169A
- Case key
- 156012
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2961 76/10/4 HOUMA,LA MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 250 TIME - 1905 N16515 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUMA TERREBONNE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUMA,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT WAS 175 MG%
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16515
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Houma Terrebonne
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.