# Accident 19871211046439A: Mooney M20J, Theresa, FL, December 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1987, 09:29 local time
- Place: Theresa, FL
- Airport: Gulf Of Mexico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4324H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4324H-1991-07-01) (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: 6,600 total, 650 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211046439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. DITCHED IN GULF AND SANK. OCCUPANTS RESCUED. PILOT BELEIVED THE SINGLE SHAFT ON DUAL MAGS BROKE.

## 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 MIA88LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA060), Dec 11, 1987: Mooney M20J (N4324H), St Theresa, FL, destroyed

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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