- Date
- January 27, 1987, 00:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dunsmuir, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N79366Mooney M20E
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870127001869A
- Case key
- 25375
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a pleasure flight, the airplane was seen flying low and disappeared into instrument meteorological conditions, consisting of low clouds, gusty winds and snow which lasted throughout the day. The airplane was found on the side of a hill in a descending attitude wings level. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane. One witness reported that it had hailed earlier in the day.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79366
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 576
- Airframe hours
- 2,728
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dale W. Schultz, Sr.
- Registered owner
- Dale W. Schultz, Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1986
- Departed
- RBG · Roseburg, OR
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
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
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,691 total · 1,523 in this make and model · 1,595 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 25 knots, gusting 32
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 26.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 105, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.