# NTSB OAK76FVG71: Mooney M20F, N3528N, Davis, CA, May 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1976
- Place: Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVG71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0980   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3528N-1977-07-08), registration cancelled 1977-07-08, S/N 680086 (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: Davis University

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760509010439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509010439A), May 9, 1976: Mooney M20F, Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Hit unmarked pwr lines 39FT AGL 1300FT frm rwy. Plt stated he was distracted by otr acft.

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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