ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38257
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 July 1985 |
| Time: | 22:20 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20J |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N201HU |
| MSN: | 24-0082 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1159 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A3B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Antioch, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (O12) |
| Auburn, CA (AUN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A RESERVOIR SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING THE ANTIOCH ARPT. THERE WERE NO EYE WITNESSES TO THE CRASH. HOWEVER, AN EAR WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ACFT SKIPPING ALONG THE WATER LIKE THE SOUND OF A HYDRO-PLANE. HE DID NOT HEAR THE ENG, BUT HE WAS LISTENING TO HIS TV WHEN HE HEARD THE SKIPPING SOUNDS. THE ACFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR IMPACT DAMAGE. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. A PATHOLOGICAL EXAM OF THE PLT DISCLOSED ONLY MINOR PHYSICAL INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT, BUT THE EXAM SHOWED THAT THE PLT HAD DROWNED. THE PLT'S MED CERT WAS DATED 1/3/83. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X37156
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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