# Accident 19880529016279A: Mooney M20, Jamestown, CO, May 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jamestown, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 105.3936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-105.3936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5279B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5279B-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20 (registry code 5870202, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 776 total, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529016279A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN A CREEK BED IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. HAD STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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