- Date
- April 24, 1979
- Place
- Mercury, NV · MERCURY, NV
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3394XMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790424009519A
- Case key
- 136589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0748 79/4/24 NR.MERCURY,NV MOONEY M20E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2330 N3394X PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS AGE 56, 3005 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 264 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESERT ROCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV MERCURY,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- PLT STATED WORKING LONG HRS FOR 10 DAYS PRIOR TO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3394X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Desert Rock
N3394XRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2012 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.