# Incident 19880626039709I: Mooney M20E, Colby, WI, June 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1988, 15:10 local time
- Place: Colby, WI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9113° N, 90.3157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colby, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9113&lon=-90.3157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3464X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3464X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626039709I

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE. NR3 CONNECTING ROD BEARING HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N3464X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050413014259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413014259I), Apr 13, 2005: Mooney M20E (N3464X), Cambridge, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot performing touch and go procedures. During landing, pilot diverted his attention to strong crosswinds and forgot to extend landing gear.
- [Incident 20020521020779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020521020779I), May 21, 2002: Mooney M20E (N3464X), Stfrancis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Engine failure with subsequent emergency landing.

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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