# Accident 19910801031189A: Mooney M20E, Riverside, CA, August 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1991, 19:57 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9519° N, 117.4451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIVERSIDE (RAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9519&lon=-117.4451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5819Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5819Q-1991-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801031189A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FOUND OIL IN FUEL. SOURCE UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX91LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA341), Aug 2, 1991: Mooney M20E (N5819Q), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CONTAMINATION OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WITH AN UNKNOWN OIL-LIKE SUBSTANCE.

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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