# Incident 20080204011889I: Mnmite M18C, Oceano, CA, February 4, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Oceano, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1016° N, 120.6082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceano, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1016&lon=-120.6082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4050, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4050-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-18C (registry code 5870102, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNMITE M18C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 193 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080204011889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 4, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 PST, MOONEY N4050 DEPARTED OCEANO AIRPORT, OCEANO, CA (L52) ON A PERSONAL PART 91 FLIGHT. DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED BY PROPELLER STOPPAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON THE BEACH WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE.

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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