- Date
- August 13, 1968
- Place
- Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7887VMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114375
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2755 68/8/13 SANTA MONICA,CAL MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 157 TIME - 1114 N7887V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- BRAKES WEAK,SHOES WORN. WING STRUCK MAN WORKING OFF RNWY. ACFT WHEELBARROWED DUE EXCESS SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7887V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Monica
N7887VRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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