# Accident 19880220070109A: Mooney M20J, Morristown, NJ, February 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1988, 00:30 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8340° N, 74.3804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8340&lon=-74.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5782E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5782E-2014-10-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220070109A

## Narrative

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

POOR WEATHER PLANNING CAUSED DIVERT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. LOST CONTROL ON ILS AND CRASHED IN SWAMP. LACKED IFR SKILLS

## 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 NYC88LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA088), Feb 20, 1988: Mooney M20 (N5782E), Morristown, NJ, 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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