# Incident 19811216088349I: Mooney M20C, Goffs, CA, December 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Goffs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9192° N, 115.0628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goffs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9192&lon=-115.0628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6720U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6720U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,527 total, 110 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811216088349I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE SIEZED ON CLIMB OUT. EVIDENCE INDICATES VALVE TRAIN FAILURE OF ONE CYLINDER. LANDED OFF ARPORT.

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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