# Accident 19780929029951A: Mooney M20D, Santa Rosa,Ca, CA, September 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1978
- Place: Santa Rosa,Ca, CA
- Airport: Santa Rosa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- 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: N5712Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5712Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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: 4,500 total, 2,450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929029951A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3758F, Cessna 172H: [Accident 19780929029952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780929029952A)

## 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 OAK78DVD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD58), Sep 29, 1978: Mooney M20C (N5712Q), Santa Rosa, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N5712Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20050606009899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050606009899I), Jun 6, 2005: Mooney M20C (N5712Q), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On June 6, 2005, at 1215 MDT, a Mooney M-20-C, N5712Q, registered to the owner, exited the runway after an emergency landing at the Double Eagle II…

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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