- Date
- March 18, 1972
- Place
- Middletown, CA · MIDDLETOWN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8361EMooney M-20A
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166485
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1259 72/3/18 MIDDLETOWN,CALIF MOONEY M-20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1140 TIME - 1100 N8361E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 3B-RANCH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOWER LAKE,CALIF FREMONT,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- HIT TWO FENCES & A DITCH TAKING OFF NSE GR & R MN GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8361E
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- 3b-Ranch Strip
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