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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Manchester, NH · March 27, 1988

Date
March 27, 1988 · 17:15 local
Place
Manchester, NH
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2746W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA117
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,870 total370 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Vibration on climb to cruise and engine quit. Landed gear up on a highway bridge. Engine rod separated from shaft.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION ON CLIMB TO CRUISE AND ENGINE QUIT. LANDED GEAR UP ON A HIGHWAY BRIDGE. ENGINE ROD SEPARATED FROM SHAFT.

NTSB investigation

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