# Accident 19860526019869A: Mnmite M18C, Lakeport, CA, May 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1986, 12:15 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Airport: Lampson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0404° N, 122.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0404&lon=-122.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4146, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4146-2024-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18C (registry code 5870102, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 4 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526019869A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FAILED TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPING OVER IN A DITCH.

## 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 LAX86LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA234), May 26, 1986: Mooney M-18C (N4146), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4146 (1)

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

- [Incident 20070726018299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070726018299I), Jul 26, 2007: Mnmite M18C (N4146), Winchester, VA, No damage. (-23) On takeoff aircraft rotated and climbed to 400' AGL when the engine went to idle. Pilot could not get power restored and subsequently landed in a grass…

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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