LAKEVILLE, MA, USA
N74788
MOONEY M20B
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE SMOOTH WATER OF A RESERVOIR WHILE FLYING LOW DURING AN AFTERNOON FLIGHT. THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 1000 FT OFFSHORE WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. THE ACFT THEN SANK IN 15-20 FT OFWATER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SMOOTH GLASSY SURFACE OF THE WATER INTERFERRED WITH HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION. DUE TO THIS DIFFICULTY IN JUDGING THE HEIGHT ABOVE THE WATER VISUALLY HE SHOULD HAVE FLOWN HIGHER HE SAID.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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