# Accident 19880514064969A: Mooney M20F, Middlesboro, KY, May 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1988, 11:20 local time
- Place: Middlesboro, KY
- Airport: Middlesboro-Bell County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6107° N, 83.7195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6107&lon=-83.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9654M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9654M-1991-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,382 total, 1,035 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514064969A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FULL FLAPS AND FULL LOAD. AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP STALLED ROLLED AND CRASHED. 4 PILOTS WERE ON BOARD.

## 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 ATL88FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA174), May 14, 1988: Mooney M20F (N9654M), Middlesboro, KY, substantial damage, 4 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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