# Incident 19870907076999I: Mooney M20C, Los Angeles, CA, September 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1987, 20:55 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0698° N, 118.3100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0698&lon=-118.3100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5826Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5826Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 617 total, 204 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87IA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87IA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870907076999I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP AFTER ERRATIC PATTERN. PILOT ARRESTED FOR FWI, DRUGS AND A LOADED WEAPON ON BOARD AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX87IA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87IA326), Sep 8, 1987: Mooney M20C (N5826Q), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N5826Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20070203000969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070203000969I), Feb 3, 2007: Mooney M20C (N5826Q), Palacios, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft on VFR flight originated in ksgr attempted a touch and go at kpsx on runway 08 with the landing gear up. The incident touch and go was the 7th…

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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