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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Fernandina Beac, FL · March 14, 1988

Date
March 14, 1988 · 21:00 local
Place
Fernandina Beac, FL
Airport
Fernandina Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4781H
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88FA127
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
706 total40 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed short of runway in a wooded area. Fuel selector on empty tank. Appears there was fuel mismangement.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN A WOODED AREA. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. APPEARS THERE WAS FUEL MISMANGEMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.