# Incident 19860406018379I: Mooney M20K, Shoshone, CA, April 6, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1986, 11:50 local time
- Place: Shoshone, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9512° N, 116.3051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shoshone, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9512&lon=-116.3051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 59 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860406018379I

## Narrative

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

AFTER CLIMBING TO VFR ON TOP, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. ENTERED A SPIN WITH RECOVERY AND SAFE LANDING.

## Other reports on N66JG (1)

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

- [Accident 20250703011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250703011639A), Jul 3, 2025: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K (N66JG), Henderson, NV, Substantial damage. On July 3, 2025, at approximately 0957, a Mooney M20K aircraft sustained a hard landing with 3 people on board at khnd Henderson Executive Airport in…

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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