# Accident 19780502009069A: Mooney M20D, Santa Rosa, CA, May 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8110E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8110E-2013-05-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 554 total, 320 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502009069A

## 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 OAK78FVD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD33), May 2, 1978: Mooney M20A (N8110E), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8110E (1)

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

- [Accident 19831112059959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831112059959A), Nov 12, 1983: Mooney M20A (N8110E), Mammoth Lakes, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit the side of a cloud obscured mountain at cruise flight. No weather brief. Pilot had elevated blood drug level.

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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