# Accident 19811126076329A: Mooney M20D, Napa, CA, November 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1981, 13:24 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1920Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,473 total, 491 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126076329A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX82FVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVG08), Nov 26, 1981: Mooney M20D (N1920Y), Napa, CA, substantial damage

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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