# Accident 19900811033379A: Mooney M20C, Lodi, CA, August 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1990, 12:04 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Airport: Lodi Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1108° N, 121.1593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1108&lon=-121.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9236M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9236M-1991-08-22) (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: 474 total, 65 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811033379A

## Narrative

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

LOW OIL PRESSURE. LANDED. APPEARED OK. DEPARTED. EN ROUTE ENGINE SIEZED. CRASH LANDED. PISTON ROD BROKE. LACKED OIL

## 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 LAX90LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA284), Aug 11, 1990: Mooney M20C (N9236M), Lodi, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT TO CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT WITH A UNRESOLVED DEFICIENCY IN THE AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT RESULTING IN TOTAL FAILURE OF THE POWERPLANT.

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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