# Accident 19771029035019A: Mooney M20, Compton, CA, October 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1977
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4200, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4200-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,538 total, 614 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771029035019A

## Narrative

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

APPROX 10GAL FUEL OBSERVED DRAINING FROM L TANK.ONE PINT FOUND IN R TANK.

## 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 LAX78FUD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD01), Oct 29, 1977: Mooney M20 (N4200), Compton, CA, substantial damage

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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