SERS · Mooney M20F · 2006-02-17 · Willits, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX06CA118
Event ID
20060330X00366
Type
Accident
Date
2006-02-17
Location
Willits, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.451389, -123.372222
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Mooney
Model
M20F
Registration
N9704M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain visual contact with the runway at night, which resulted in a descent below the proper glide path and a collision with a tree. Also causal was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.