19811126076329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20D · Napa, CA · November 26, 1981

Date
November 26, 1981 · 13:24 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1920Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FVG08
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,473 total491 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit 50 feet up on takeoff. Stalled trying to land on other runway. Found water in fuel. Leaky fuel caps.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT 50 FEET UP ON TAKEOFF. STALLED TRYING TO LAND ON OTHER RUNWAY. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. LEAKY FUEL CAPS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.