# Incident 19790904034269I: Mooney M20J, Bakersfield, CA, September 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790904034269I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN A CORNFIELD DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N201LC (1)

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

- [Incident 19900511024399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900511024399I), May 11, 1990: Mooney M20J (N201LC), Princeton, IL, Minor damage. Landed long and fast. Departed end of runway.

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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