# Incident 19800903081039I: Mooney M20E, Santa Barbara, CA, September 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1980, 22:10 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4036° N, 119.7137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Barbara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4036&lon=-119.7137&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9262V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9262V) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 85 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/19800903081039I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. REAR CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM CASE.

## Other reports on N9262V (1)

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

- [Incident 19820327033079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820327033079I), Mar 27, 1982: Mooney M20E (N9262V), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear up. Inspection revealed there was no evidence of a malfunction. Pilot has disappeared.

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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