# Accident 19751228041239A: Mooney M20D, Stockton, CA, December 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1975
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8120E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120E-2018-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,175 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76AP035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228041239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INFLIGHT FAILURE OF VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER.EVIDENCE OF ROT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK76AP035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP035), Dec 28, 1975: Mooney M20A (N8120E), Stockton, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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