# Accident 19920118002549A: Mooney M20C, Santa Monica, CA, January 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1992, 17:10 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0093° N, 118.4609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0093&lon=-118.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6481U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6481U-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118002549A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. TRIED TO RETURN. HIT POWERPOLE AND CRASHED. POSSIBLE WATER OR CARB ICE. FACTOR

## 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 LAX92FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA094), Jan 19, 1992: Mooney M-20-C (N6481U), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION BY WATER DUE TO THE; 1) FAILURE OF THE FUEL CAPS TO PROPERLY SEAL AGAINST WATER INGESTION, 2) THE PILOTS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT…

## Other reports on N6481U (1)

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

- [Accident 19750809025369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809025369A), Aug 9, 1975: Mooney M20C (N6481U), WA, Substantial damage

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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