- Date
- November 26, 1981
- Place
- Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1920YMooney M20D
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811126076329A
- Case key
- 123849
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2411 81/11/26 NR.NAPA,CA MOONEY M20D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1473 TIME - 1324 N1920Y PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 491 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPA,CA CHICO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL CAP SEALS,P/N 530001-000,HARD AND ALL PLIABILITY LOST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1920Y
- Reported as
- Mooney M20D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Napa County
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.