- Date
- August 11, 1976
- Place
- Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9116VMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760811032719A
- Case key
- 155411
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2555 76/8/11 PORTLAND,OR MOONEY M20C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 437 TIME - 0716 N9116V PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 287 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TWISP,WA PORTLAND,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 59 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 10 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE REMARKS- REQ FLT FOLWG THEN ACCPD ILS APPR.TWR COMMO FAILURE OCCRD DURG APPR, ACFT DESCENDED BELOW G/S.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9116V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Portland Intl
N9116VRegistration cancelled Dec 30, 1976 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.