# Accident 19870404012801A: Mooney M20J, Fullerton, CA, April 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1987, 12:50 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5690N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 46 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404012801A

## Narrative

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

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

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5456N, Cessna 182R: [Accident 19870404012802A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404012802A)

## 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 LAX87LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA171), Apr 4, 1987: Mooney M20J (N5690N), Fullerton, CA, minor 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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