# Accident 19860504015729A: Mooney M20C, La Verne, CA, May 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1986, 08:39 local time
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1506° N, 117.7598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1506&lon=-117.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9099V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9099V-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,481 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504015729A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON BASE LEG. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX86LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA209), May 4, 1986: Mooney M20C (N9099V), La Verne, 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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