# Accident 20090521018319A: Mooney M20J, Healdsburg, CA, May 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2009, 16:55 local time
- Place: Healdsburg, CA
- Airport: Healdsburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6525° N, 122.8986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6525&lon=-122.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4718H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4718H-2013-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 115 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090521018319A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 21, 2009, ABOUT 1655 PDT, A MOONEY M20J, N4718H: EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13 AND MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A VINEYARD AT THE HEALSBURG AIRPORT (031), HEALSBURG, CA.  PILOT/OWNER OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DURING THE FORCED LANDING.  NO INJURY TO PILOT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE FLIGHT WAS DESTINED FOR CHARLES M. SCHULZ, SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT (STS).

## 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 WPR09LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA254), May 21, 2009: Mooney M20J (N4718H), Healdsburg, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the takeoff initial climb for undetermined 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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