# NTSB OAK71DVG48: Mooney M20F, N9395M, Sacramento, CA, January 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1971
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0039  71/1/19    SACRAMENTO,CALIF    MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 1130
        TIME - 1822                    N9395M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CALIF                SACRAMENTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        REMARKS- PLT OBSVD LOW ON GLIDE SLOPE AT 200FT.OVHD COCKPIT LGT CVRS FELL OFF CAUSED GLARE ON INSTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9395M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9395M-1971-03-22), registration cancelled 1971-03-22, S/N 670019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sacramento Metro

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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