- Date
- February 17, 1979
- Place
- Boron, CA · BORON, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1979YMooney M-20E
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790217003109A
- Case key
- 137307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0372 79/2/17 NR.BORON,CA MOONEY M-20E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1200 TIME - 0021 N1979Y PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 274 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - US BORAX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EL MONTE,CA BULLHEAD CITY,AZ UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL OF TWO PAX .21% & .22%,PILOT BLOOD SAMPLE INSUFFICIENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1979Y
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- US Borax
N1979YRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2009 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.