# Accident 19860705048039A: Mooney M20F, Cloverdale, CA, July 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1986, 10:20 local time
- Place: Cloverdale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7807° N, 122.9198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7807&lon=-122.9198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6762V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6762V-2018-05-31) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860705048039A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT CAUSED A WIRE STRIKE OVER THE DRY RIVER BED, REMAINED ALOFT. FAILED TO REPORT ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX86LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA312), Jul 5, 1986: Mooney M20F (N6762V), Cloverdale, 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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