# Accident 19790727019659A: Mooney M20E, San Andreas, CA, July 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1927° N, 120.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Andreas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1927&lon=-120.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7175V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7175V-2013-05-03) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727019659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF.HIT ROCKS IN ADJACENT FIELD.CAME OUT OF ENGINE SHOP.FOUND CLOGGED FUEL SERVO,BENT SCREEN

## 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 OAK79FVG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG66), Jul 27, 1979: Mooney M20E (N7175V), San Andreas, CA, destroyed

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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