# Accident 19950713018289A: Mooney M20M, Santa Monica, CA, July 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1995, 07:27 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0100° N, 118.4595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0100&lon=-118.4595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AF1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,642 total, 705 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950713018289A

## Narrative

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

NO AIRSPEED ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. SKIDDED SIDEWAYS STOPPING. GEAR FOLDED.PITOT TUBE NOT SECURED. DISCONNECTED.

## 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 LAX95LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA251), Jul 13, 1995: Mooney M-20-M (N200CT), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper remedial action during an aborted takeoff due to an improperly installed pitot line to the airspeed indicator.

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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