# Accident 19790217003109A: Mooney M20E, Boron, CA, February 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1979, 00:21 local time
- Place: Boron, CA
- Airport: U.S.Borax
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0300° N, 117.6689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0300&lon=-117.6689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1979Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1979Y-2009-07-09) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790217003109A

## Narrative

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

AICRAFT STRUCK A WIRE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON TAXIWAY AT AN UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX79FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA030), Feb 17, 1979: Mooney M-20E (N1979Y), Boron, 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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