- Date
- May 9, 1976
- Place
- Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3528NMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760509010439A
- Case key
- 153373
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0980 76/5/9 DAVIS,CA MOONEY M20F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 356 TIME - 2047 N3528N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS UNIVERSITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CA DAVIS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- HIT UNMARKED PWR LINES 39FT AGL 1300FT FRM RWY. PLT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY OTR ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3528N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Davis University
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.