19871001061629I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Santa Monica, CA · October 1, 1987

Date: October 1, 1987 · 16:10 local
Place: Santa Monica, CA
Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N252YX
Reported as: Mooney M20K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N252YXRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2002 · Mooney M20KS/N 25-1092 · Built 1986 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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.

Mechanic was taxiing the aircraft from parking to maintenance. The right wing of the Mooney hit a parked helicopter

As the FAA filed it

MECHANIC WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT FROM PARKING TO MAINTENANCE. THE RIGHT WING OF THE MOONEY HIT A PARKED HELICOPTER

Other reports on N252YX · 2

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

Accident 20010903032349ACroswell, MI(-23) Pilot reported loss of power and aborted takeoff, went into trees shedding left wing and part of right wing. (.19) on September 3, 2001, at about 1350 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20K, N252YX, owned and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when…Sep 3, 2001 · No damage Incident 19920514022399IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hanksville, UTLow fuel indication and unable to find airport. Elected to land on highway. Left wing hit post.May 14, 1992 · Minor damage