# Accident 19780219004209A: Mooney M20D, Morgan Hill, CA, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5671Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5671Q-1981-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 83 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219004209A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA017), Feb 19, 1978: Mooney M20C (N5671Q), Morgan Hill, CA, destroyed, 4 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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