# Accident 20190208009999A: Mooney M20F, Clayton, CA, February 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2019, 20:00 local time
- Place: Clayton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8719° N, 121.9244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8719&lon=-121.9244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3270F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3270F-2019-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 19 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190208009999A

## Narrative

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

N3270F, M20F, SUBJECT OF ALNOT, CRASHED INTO A HILL IN FOG, 1 POB/FATAL/DESTROYED-BURNED/NO ATC SVCS ZOA, NCT, ATC SVCS HWD 2/9/19 0200Z, W-ROC/AUISSUED ALNOT @ 092109Z FOR N3270F; MO-20; VFR; HWD - LHM; OPENED DUE TO FAMILY CONCERN OVERDUE; ACFT WAS DUE INTO LHM (LINCOLN, CA) 090437Z; NO CONTACT; FAMILY CONTACTED FTW FSS APPROX 092059Z FOR ALNOT ISSUANCE; UPDATE PNDG.....2/9/2019 1325PST....W-ROC/RA

## 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 WPR19FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA083), Feb 9, 2019: Mooney M20F (N3270F), Diablo, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s decision to depart on a visual flight rules flight into reduced visibility night conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain, which…

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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