SERS · Mooney Aircraft M20K · 2007-03-19 · Marysville, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA07LA079
Event ID
20070402X00350
Type
Accident
Date
2007-03-19
Location
Marysville, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.107498, -121.571662
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Mooney Aircraft
Model
M20K
Registration
N231KZ
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath while on final approach and his failure to maintain clearance, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent collision with the runway's approach light standards. A factor was the approach light standards.