- Date
- January 17, 1971
- Place
- Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6012XMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159940
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0535 71/1/17 BRAWLEY,CALIF MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 637 TIME - 1120 N6012X PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCONNELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IMPERIAL,CALIF BRAWLEY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6012X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oconnell
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