# Accident 19931129052289A: Mooney M20K, June Lake, CA, November 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1993, 17:49 local time
- Place: June Lake, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7703° N, 119.0601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7703&lon=-119.0601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5788U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5788U-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 12,263 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931129052289A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ON 329MI FLIGHT OVER MOUNTAINS. MISSING. FOUND 8MO LATER. BROKEUP INFLIGHT. AUTO PILOT FAILED. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 LAX94FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA278), Nov 30, 1993: Mooney M20K (N5788U), June Lake, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO EXCEED ITS DESIGN LIMITS (AIRSPEED AND/OR STRESS LIMITS) AFTER INADVERTENTLY ENTERING A DESCENT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS (NIGHT OR LATE…

## Other reports on N5788U (1)

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

- [Accident 19850915045059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915045059A), Sep 15, 1985: Mooney M20K (N5788U), Rosamond, CA, Substantial damage. Engine seized, impacted short of runway. A piece of drilling bit punctured oil screen. Lodged in stopped oil pump.

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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