# Accident 19880721030799A: Mooney M20E, Lawrenceville, GA, July 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9781° N, 83.9624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GWINNETT COUNTY/BRISCOE FLD (LZU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9781&lon=-83.9624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6810V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6810V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20E (registry code 5870312, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,441 total, 1,648 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721030799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEPARATED ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED BACK ON RUNWAY. PRIOR OIL LINE BREAK RAN ENGINE ON 1 QUART OIL. HEAT DISTRESS.

## 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 ATL88LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA217), Jul 21, 1988: Mooney M20E (N6810V), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6810V (2)

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

- [Incident 19940121002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940121002419I), Jan 21, 1994: Mooney M20E (N6810V), Cordele, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: landing gear would not extend and lock. Tried manual extension several times. Could not get gear to lock. Landing roll right gear collapsed then…
- [Incident 19930607020349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930607020349I), Jun 7, 1993: Mooney M20E (N6810V), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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