# Accident 19920315006359A: Mooney M20C, Redding, CA, March 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1992, 20:28 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6796° N, 122.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6796&lon=-122.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7850V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7850V-2001-04-30) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920315006359A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IFR EN ROUTE AND ICING UP.VECTORED TO REDDING,CRASHED SHORT OF CITY. INDICATES POWER LOSS INDUCTION ICE.

## 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 LAX92FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA141), Mar 16, 1992: Mooney M20C (N7850V), Redding, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR AND AIR FILTER ICING, AND, THE PILOTS DECISION TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER/ICING 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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