# Accident 19950303040259A: Mooney M20C, Omak, WA, March 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1995, 15:10 local time
- Place: Omak, WA
- Airport: Omak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3599° N, 119.2700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3599&lon=-119.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7836V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7836V-2013-05-09) (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 O360A1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303040259A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOST ELEVATOR CONTROL ON APPROACH. OSCILLATED. IMPACTED FLAT. ELEVATOR PUSH ROD BROKE. CORRODED BEARING.

## 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 SEA95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA058), Mar 3, 1995: Mooney M20C (N7836V), Omak, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ELEVATOR PUSH ROD SEPARATION DUE TO FATIGUE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AND THE FROZEN PUSH ROD…

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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