OAK71DVG80

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · Pope Valley, CA · May 16, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1971
Place
Pope Valley, CA · POPE VALLEY, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3525XMooney M20F
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161590

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1634  71/5/16    POPE VALLEY,CALIF   MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N3525X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - USIBELLI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANGWIN,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- TURN AROUND AFTR LDG,OFF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3525X
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Usibelli

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.

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