# Accident 19860503015479A: Mooney M20F, Morgan Hill, CA, May 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1986, 11:55 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1700° N, 121.6509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1700&lon=-121.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9309V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9309V-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860503015479A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RIDGE WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN VFR. RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 LAX86FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA206), May 3, 1986: Mooney M20F (N9309V), Morgan Hill, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N9309V (1)

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

- [Incident 19780216006709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780216006709I), Feb 16, 1978: Mooney M20F (N9309V), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. Nose gear not properly locked down. Collapsed. Service bulletin covering this problem not complied with.

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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