- Date
- February 24, 1977
- Place
- Johnstown, PA · JOHNSTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3991NMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157426
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0219 77/2/24 JOHNSTOWN,PA MOONEY M20F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1300 TIME - 1457 N3991N PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SOMERSET,PA RETURN JOHNSTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COCKPIT ALTIMETER SETTING 30.40.REPORTED ALTIMETER SETTING 29.40.TERRAIN CLEARANCE 550FT MSL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3991N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Johnstown-Cambria