# Accident 19880401060389A: Mooney M20G, Jasper, GA, April 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1988, 12:45 local time
- Place: Jasper, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4593° N, 84.4193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4593&lon=-84.4193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3638N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3638N-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (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 M20G
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,599 total, 1,365 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401060389A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A FOG OBSCURED RIDGE. WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW HIGHWAYS IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN, LOW CLOUDS, AND RAIN

## 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 ATL88FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA131), Apr 1, 1988: Mooney M20G (N3638N), Jasper, GA, 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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