# Accident 19890326004519A: Mooney M20F, San Andreas, CA, March 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1989, 12:20 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1991° N, 120.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1991&lon=-120.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9379M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9379M-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326004519A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPIRALING TO GROUND IMPACT. ONE WITNESS REPORTS AIRCRAFT ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO DESCENT AND CRASH.

## 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 LAX89FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA133), Mar 26, 1989: Mooney M20F (N9379M), San Andreas, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INTERRUPTION OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND FAILUE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: LACK OF ALTITUDE TO…

## Other reports on N9379M (1)

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

- [Accident 19761111035439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761111035439A), Nov 11, 1976: Mooney M20F (N9379M), Palouse, WA, Substantial damage. At 8000FT. 6 inches of hartzell propeller p/n HC-C2YK-1B separated. 73HRS since overhaul.

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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