ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372928
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Date: | Sunday 7 June 1987 |
Time: | 11:15 LT |
Type: | Mooney M-18L |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N115C |
MSN: | 76 |
Total airframe hrs: | 680 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-145B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Maricopa, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Bakersfield, CA (L45) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, HE NOTICED SOME TURBULENCE. ON SHORT FINAL THE PLT STATED THAT A SEVERE WIND SHEAR DROPPED THE ACFT INTO A RAVINE. THE PLT ADDED FULL PWR, HOWEVER, THE ACFT DID NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR AN EMBANKMENT. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THIS EMBANKMENT NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY SHEARING OFF THE LANDING GEAR AND THE ACFT SLID DOWN THE RWY ON ITS UNDERSIDE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX87LA231 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87LA231
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Mar-2024 07:46 |
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