- Date
- October 8, 1971
- Place
- Klamath, CA · KLAMATH, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7127UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163445
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2441 71/10/8 KLAMATH,CALIF MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1004 TIME - 1615 N7127U PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 688 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCBETH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CALIF KLAMATH,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT STALL FROM LOW TIGHT CLIMBING TURN NEAR STEEP BLUFF. CRASHED IN SHALLOW RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7127U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mcbeth
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