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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · El Monte, CA · November 30, 2020

Date
November 30, 2020 · 19:15 local
Place
El Monte, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3205F
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

November 30, 2020, around 7:15 pm, N3205F took off from El Monte airport heading toward to cable airport, and while cruising around 2000 feet, N3205F hit a bird causing minor damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries of anyone on board.

As the FAA filed it

NOVEMBER 30, 2020, AROUND 7:15 PM, N3205F TOOK OFF FROM EL MONTE AIRPORT HEADING TOWARD TO CABLE AIRPORT, AND WHILE CRUISING AROUND 2000 FEET, N3205F HIT A BIRD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OF ANYONE ON BOARD.