# Accident 19880524024079A: Cessna 320D, San Angelo, TX, May 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1988, 14:19 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: Mathis Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2791° N, 100.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2791&lon=-100.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73AT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,738 total, 76 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880524024079A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO WATER ON CLIMBOUT AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER.

## 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 FTW88FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA110), May 24, 1988: Cessna 320-F (N73AT), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage

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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