UNK65X0166

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20D · Yuba City, CA · October 6, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 6, 1964
Place
Yuba City, CA · YUBA CITY, CA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6661UMooney M20D
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181404

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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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3-3128   64/10/6   YUBA CITY CALIF     MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N6661U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N6661U
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sutter

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.