# Accident 19851208076079A: Mooney M20E, Selma, CA, December 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1985, 15:20 local time
- Place: Selma, CA
- Airport: Selma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5297° N, 119.6398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5297&lon=-119.6398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5516Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 835 total, 107 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851208076079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION. STRUCK GRAPE VINES DURING LANDING IN A FIELD. UNDERTORQUED CYLINDER NUTS.

## 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 LAX86LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA059), Dec 8, 1985: Mooney M20E (N5516Q), Selma, 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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