# Incident 19780407008349I: Mooney M20E, Long Beach, CA, April 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1978, 13:15 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5556Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5556Q-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 31 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407008349I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER FORCED LANDING. ENGINE HAD QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO MIXTURE CONTROL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N5556Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020930028939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020930028939A), Sep 30, 2002: Mooney M20E (N5556Q), Kutztown, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) At 1535 EST, N5556Q, an M20E, impacted the ground and exploded in a wooded area 176 feet west of runway 14 shortly after departure. Local authorities…

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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