UNK64X0191

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney MK21 · Crescent City, CA · January 8, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 8, 1964
Place
Crescent City, CA · CRESCENT CITY, CA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6219UMooney MK21
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185467

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0079   64/1/8    CRESCENT CITY CAL   MOONEY MK21         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 773
        TIME - 1900                    N6219U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK SAND DUNES.

Aircraft

Registration
N6219U
Reported as
Mooney MK21
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage