# Accident 19880420009969A: Mooney M20J, Perry, FL, April 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1988, 21:33 local time
- Place: Perry, FL
- Airport: Gulf Of Mexico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1704° N, 83.6097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1704&lon=-83.6097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58110, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58110-1992-02-03) (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: 8,500 total, 1,010 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880420009969A

## Narrative

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

MADE SUDDEN ERRATIC DESCENT AND CRASHED INTO GULF EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. AUTOPSY SHOWS A HEART ATTACK AND INTOXICATION.

## 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 MIA88LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA156), Apr 21, 1988: Mooney M-20J (N58110), Perry, 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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