# Accident 20241125019329A: Mooney M20F, Fullerton, CA, November 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2024, 13:55 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8726° N, 117.9714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8726&lon=-117.9714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9245V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9245V-2026-01-17) (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 A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241125019329A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 25, 2024, AT 1355 PST, A MOONEY M20F, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET EAST OF ARRIVAL END OF RUNWAY 24 OF FULLERTON AIRPORT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SERIOUS INJURY.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BRACKETT AIRPORT AS A PART 91 OPERATION. THE PILOT WAS DOING PRACTICE APPROACHES AT FULLERTON AIRPORT WHERE HE MADE A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PLANE DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AND WAS CLIMBING. AT 2000 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND HAD A FULL POWER LOSS A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ARTESIA AVE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ROAD. DIRECTLY AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN, ITS LEFT WING HIT THE LIGHT POLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STEER TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE FIRE HYDRANT ON ITS RIGHT WING AND ITS LEFT FUSELAGE/WING STRUCK A TREE WHERE IT CAME TO A FULL STOP.

## 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 WPR25LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA048), Nov 25, 2024: Mooney M20F (N9245V), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during departure for reasons that could not be determined.

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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