# Accident 19890413066329A: Mooney M20C, Hesperia, CA, April 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1989, 13:55 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3606° N, 117.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3606&lon=-117.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5909Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5909Q-1991-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413066329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED, OVERSHOT PRIVATE STRIP USED FOR EMERGENCY. OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR FAILED. LAST ANNUAL 5 YEARS PRIOR.

## 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 LAX89LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA180), Apr 13, 1989: Mooney M20C (N5909Q), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT, THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED THE AIRPLANE, AND DURING THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT PLANNING WAS POOR AND THAT HE MISJUDEGED THE AIRPLANE'S…

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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