# Accident 19880214002509A: Mooney M20F, Birmingham, AL, February 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1988, 19:20 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6097° N, 86.7596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6097&lon=-86.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7448V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7448V-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 952 total, 952 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880214002509A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A HILL ON FINAL APPROACH. NO LIGHTS ON HILL AND NO VASI. PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH HILLS IN AREA.

## 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 ATL88LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA090), Feb 15, 1988: Mooney M20F (N7448V), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7448V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800618055069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618055069I), Jun 18, 1980: Mooney M20F (N7448V), Scottsbluff, NE, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before landing.

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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