# Incident 19871001061629I: Mooney M20K, Santa Monica, CA, October 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1987, 16:10 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252YX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252YX-2002-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871001061629I

## Narrative

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

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 20010903032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903032349A), Sep 3, 2001: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Croswell, MI, No damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19920514022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514022399I), May 14, 1992: Mooney M20K (N252YX), Hanksville, UT, Minor damage. Low fuel indication and unable to find airport. Elected to land on highway. Left wing hit post.

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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