- Date
- September 21, 1969
- Place
- S.Luis Obispo, CA · S.LUIS OBISPO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9126VMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159436
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2774 69/9/21 S.LUIS OBISPO,CAL MOONEY M20E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 145 TIME - 1943 N9126V PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTA MONICA,CALIF SANTA MONICA,CALIF OAKLAND,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WITNESS OBSERVED ACFT FLYING IN AND OUT OF FOG BANKS AT NITE. CRASHED INTO CHICKEN FARM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9126V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Luis Obispo
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