# Accident 20210223017189A: Mooney M20E, Livermore, CA, February 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2021, 17:48 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6991° N, 121.8107° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6991&lon=-121.8107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3254F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3254F-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210223017189A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT, WITH TWO SOULS ONBOARD, DEPARTED LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (LVK), CALIFORNIA, RUNWAY 7L ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE PILOT REPORTED TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS STRIKING A SINGLE VEHICLE AFTER LANDING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE AUTOMOBILE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND RELOCATED TO THE LVK AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR21LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA119), Feb 24, 2021: Mooney M20E (N3254F), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of corrosion and rust in the fuel injection servo.

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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