| Crash location | 39.800000°N, 120.983330°W |
| Nearest city | Quincy, CA
39.936836°N, 120.947176°W 9.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N9624M |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 02 May 1991 |
| Aircraft type | Mooney 21(AF) Mooney M20F(NTSB) |
| Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC AND THEREAFTER HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT RELATED TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH RESULTED IN HIS DELAYED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, DISORIENTATION AFTER ENTERING CLOUDS AND RAIN, AND TO HIS LACK OF RECENT FLYING EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE MODEL OF AIRPLANE.