# Accident 19900218002259A: Mooney M20F, Galt, CA, February 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1990, 11:26 local time
- Place: Galt, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2702° N, 121.2190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2702&lon=-121.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4093N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4093N-2006-02-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 84 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900218002259A

## Narrative

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

VFR NOT ADVISED BY FSS BUT PILOT DEPARTED ANYWAY. OBSERVED FOLLOWING HIGHWAY INTO HEAVY FOG. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 LAX90FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA092), Feb 18, 1990: Mooney M20F (N4093N), Galt, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FLEW INTO INSTRUMENT CONDITION, BECAUSE SPATIALLY DISORIENTATED AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN. FACTOR WAS FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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