# Incident 19880324018639I: Mooney M20C, Rapid City, SD, March 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1988, 14:40 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Regional
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0453° N, 103.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAPID CITY RGNL (RAP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0453&lon=-103.0574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6253U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6253U-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324018639I

## Narrative

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

AFTER PASSING THROUGH CLOUDS ENGINE QUIT. RESTARTED ON FINAL. LANDED SAFELY. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING.

## Other reports on N6253U (4)

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

- [Accident 20000722012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722012889A), Jul 22, 2000: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Longmont, CO, No damage. (-23) Mooney M20C, N6253U departed Longmont airport (2V2) Longmont, CO using runway 29 approximately 827 MDT, 7-22-00, after the 2nd touch & go, take…
- [Accident 19990703043599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703043599A), Jul 3, 1999: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Big Piney, WY, No damage. (-23) While encountering gusty crosswinds on landing the pilot failed to maintain directional control of the a/c.
- [Incident 19980503013109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503013109I), May 3, 1998: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: the student pilot was returning from a cross county flight and lost directional control of the aircraft after touchdown. He veered off runway 29R…
- [Incident 19910410015159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910410015159I), Apr 10, 1991: Mooney M20C (N6253U), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Did not hear gear warning horn until speed reduced on flare.

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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