- Date
- September 13, 1987, 21:29 local (Sep 14, 1987, 04:29 UTC)
- Place
- Dublin, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3551HMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870913053079A
- Case key
- 25426
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had flown 5.6 hours during the day, starting the first flight about 0600. ATC controllers stated that the pilot did not follow the clearance issued to him. The controllers then issued radar vectors. The instructor the pilot flew with earlier in the day stated that he had suggested to the pilot that he spend the night at the departure airport but the pilot decided to depart. During the flight the pilot reported to ATC that he was tired and wasn't doing too well. The controller stated later that the pilot had trouble following the vectors given to him. Shortly after the pilotacknowledged clearance for the ILS the aircraft impacted the terrain heading 180 degrees away from the inbound LOC course. The pilot's logbook showed only 8 hours of actual instrument time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3551H
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 241037
- Airframe hours
- 1,407
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cal. Pacific Associates Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bauer, Bruce J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 12, 1987 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- CCR · Concord, CA
- Destination
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OAK · Oakland, runway 27R, 5,453 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 352 total · 243 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 250° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OAK, 11 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.
Other investigations on N3551H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.