# Accident 19850228039689A: Mooney M20E, Oceanside, CA, February 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1985, 11:02 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2006° N, 117.3501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2006&lon=-117.3501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9325M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 59 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850228039689A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER AFTER LIFTOFF, STALLED AND IMPACTED BUILDING. RING BROKEN IN CYLINDER, SPARK PLUGS FOULED WITH OIL.

## 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 LAX85FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA159), Feb 28, 1985: Mooney M-20-E (N9325M), Oceanside, 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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