# Accident 19880705025599A: Mooney M20J, Thief River Fal, MN, July 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1988, 16:35 local time
- Place: Thief River Fal, MN
- Airport: Thief River Falls Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0657° N, 96.1850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THIEF RIVER FALLS RGNL (TVF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0657&lon=-96.1850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11652-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 136 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880705025599A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND GUST CAUSED A WING TO HIT GROUND ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## 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 CHI88LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA154), Jul 5, 1988: Mooney M20J (N11652), Thief Rvr Falls, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11652 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990807011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990807011029A), Aug 7, 1999: Mooney M20J (N11652), Gainesville, MO, Destroyed. Acft crash-landed on Missouri hwy 181, circumstances unkn, 2 serious injuries. (-23) on August 7, 1999, N11652 was observed on final approach to runway one…

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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