# Accident 19880511035879A: Mooney M20J, Newport News, VA, May 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1988, 12:57 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1890° N, 76.4605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1890&lon=-76.4605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N567MM-1991-04-09) (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: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511035879A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE LOCAL FLIGHT. ENGINE VIBRATION. POWER LOSS. LAND IN FIELD. FILTER GASKET LEAK. ROD FAILED.NO LUBE

## 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 BFO88LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA045), May 11, 1988: Mooney M-20J (N567MM), Yorktown, VA, destroyed

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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