- Date
- July 2, 1978
- Place
- Ajo, AZ · AJO, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7129UMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780702038069A
- Case key
- 140368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3387 78/7/2 AJO,AZ MOONEY M20E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1410 N7129U PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 55, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AJO,AZ RETURN LUKEVILLE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.14GM/DL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7129U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7129U · 2
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