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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1480458 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 201709 | 
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NCT.TRACON | 
| State Reference | CA | 
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport | 
| Flight Phase | Descent | 
| Route In Use | Vectors | 
| Flight Plan | IFR | 
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach | 
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified | 
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 13 | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT  | 
Narrative:
Aircraft X was descended to 4;100 feet in a 4;700 MVA. I had a lot going on at the time with weather deviations and aircraft repositioning between airports.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NCT Controller reported they descended an aircraft below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.
Narrative: Aircraft X was descended to 4;100 feet in a 4;700 MVA. I had a lot going on at the time with weather deviations and aircraft repositioning between airports.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.