- Date
- February 27, 1970
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7852VMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137429
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1122 70/2/27 LIVERMORE,CALIF MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 333 TIME - 1600 N7852V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OAKLAND,CAL LOCAL LIVERMORE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- STRUCK IRRIGATION SPRINKLER DURING GO AROUND. CONT FLT TO OAKLAND. LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7852V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Livermore
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