# Accident 19870913053079A: Mooney M20J, Oakland, CA, September 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1987, 21:29 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6491° N, 121.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6491&lon=-121.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3551H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3551H-1993-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870913053079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FATIGUED FROM ALL DAY MOUNTAIN FLYING TRAINING AND LOW IFR TIME, LOST CONTROL ON ILS APPROACH AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX87FA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA335), Sep 14, 1987: Mooney M20J (N3551H), Dublin, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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