# Accident 19850915045059A: Mooney M20K, Rosamond, CA, September 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1985, 14:05 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Airport: Rosamond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8706° N, 118.3399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8706&lon=-118.3399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5788U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5788U-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 87 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA391) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915045059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED, IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. A PIECE OF DRILLING BIT PUNCTURED OIL SCREEN. LODGED IN STOPPED OIL PUMP.

## 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 LAX85LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA391), Sep 15, 1985: Mooney M20K (N5788U), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5788U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931129052289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931129052289A), Nov 29, 1993: Mooney M20K (N5788U), June Lake, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Left on 329MI flight over mountains. Missing. Found 8MO later. Brokeup inflight. Auto pilot failed. Lost control.

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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