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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Fullerton, CA · April 4, 1987

Date
April 4, 1987 · 12:50 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5690N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA171
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
204 total46 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft struck N5456N while holding for takeoff. The pilot inadvertently released brakes.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK N5456N WHILE HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY RELEASED BRAKES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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