# Incident 20201130015179I: Mooney M20F, El Monte, CA, November 30, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2020, 19:15 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3205F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3205F) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201130015179I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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