# Accident 19880207002699A: Mooney M20E, Liberty, NC, February 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1988, 15:20 local time
- Place: Liberty, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8493° N, 79.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8493&lon=-79.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2633W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2633W-2014-09-25) (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: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880207002699A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED INTO TREES DURING FORCED LANDING. OVERESTIMATED FUEL ONBOARD AT DEPARTURE.

## 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 ATL88LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA087), Feb 7, 1988: Mooney M20E (N2633W), Liberty, NC, 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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