# Accident 19880314033059A: Mooney M20J, Fernandina Beac, FL, March 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1988, 21:00 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6507° N, 81.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6507&lon=-81.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4781H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4781H-1988-10-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 706 total, 40 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880314033059A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA88FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA127), Mar 15, 1988: Mooney M-20J (N4781H), Fernandina Bch, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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