Moth Acft 60GM N916M
22 October 1971 · 1, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 October 1971 at about 15:00 local time, a Moth Acft 60GM registered N916M was involved in an accident during in flight near 1, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- 1, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Moth Acft 60GM
- Registration
- N916M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4530
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LOW SLOW FLT IN GUSTY WIND COND BEHIND HELICOPTER FOR TV FILM. RAN INTO DOWNDRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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