# Accident 19951001030829A: Mooney M20E, Long Beach, CA, October 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1995, 19:07 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8107° N, 118.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8107&lon=-118.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79820, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79820-1996-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001030829A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED AVX FOR POC. LOST POWER. DITCHED IN OCEAN. RECENT PURCHASE NO CHECKOUT. MAY HAVE MISHANDLED FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA001), Oct 2, 1995: Mooney M20E (N79820), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undeternined reasons.

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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