# Accident 19840528018852A: Mooney M20D, Half Moon Bay, CA, May 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1984, 15:15 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Airport: Half Moon Bay
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4398° N, 122.4107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4398&lon=-122.4107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1920Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840528018852A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY A 152 N5157B WHILE BOTH WERE ON FINAL FOR LANDING. 152 HAD MADE A CLOSE IN STEEP APPROACH.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5157B, Cessna 152: [Accident 19840528018851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840528018851A)

## 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 LAX84FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA319), May 28, 1984: Mooney M20D (N1920Y), Half Moon Bay, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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