# Accident 19931120047249A: Mooney M20C, Santa Paula, CA, November 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1993, 19:15 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3990° N, 119.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3990&lon=-119.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6405Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6405Q-1997-03-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 26 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931120047249A

## Narrative

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

TRIED LAND HOME AIRPORT SANS RUNWAY LIGHTS. DISTRACTED BY VEHICLES ON BORDER ROAD. LOW, HIT POWER POLE GUY WIRE.

## 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 LAX94LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA055), Nov 21, 1993: Mooney M20B (N6405Q), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES PROHIBITING NIGHT OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH. THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION WAS A FACTOR IN…

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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