- Date
- July 17, 1965
- Place
- Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N116CMooney M18
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176118
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2724 65/7/17 GOLETA CALIF MOONEY M18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 220 TIME - 1800 N116C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N116C
- Reported as
- Mooney M18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N116CRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Mooney M-18LAirframe modelMooney M-18LEngine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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.