# Accident 19871008060089A: Mooney M20J, Kerrville, TX, October 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1987, 19:25 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1591° N, 99.3498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1591&lon=-99.3498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57257, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57257) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total, 56 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871008060089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED ON APPROACH. ON LANDING, HIT A HIGHWAY SIGN. CONNECTING ROD FAILED. HEAVY SLUDGY OIL IN CRANKCASE.

## 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 FTW88LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA002), Oct 9, 1987: Mooney M-20-J (N57257), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage

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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