- Date
- July 10, 1985, 22:20 local (Jul 11, 1985, 05:20 UTC)
- Place
- Antioch, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N201HUMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24522
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed into a reservoir shortly after departing the Antioch arpt. There were no eye witnesses to the crash. However, an ear witness stated that he heard the acft skipping along the water like the sound of a hydro-plane. He did not hear the eng, but he was listening to his tv when he heard the skipping sounds. The acft received only minor impact damage. An exam of the acft revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction. A pathological exam of the plt disclosed only minor physical injuries from the impact, but the exam showed that the plt had drowned. The plt's med cert was dated 1/3/83.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201HU
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-0082
- Airframe hours
- 1,159
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arthur J. Nadeau
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 30, 1985 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- O12
- Destination
- AUN · Auburn, CA
- Airport
- 012 · Antioch
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CCR, 13 nm away