# Accident 19880726059449A: Mooney M20E, Punta Gorda, FL, July 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1988, 19:05 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8910° N, 82.0507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8910&lon=-82.0507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9369M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9369M-1991-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 14 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880726059449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. MADE FORCED LANDING IN AN ORANGE GROVE. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA88LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA237), Jul 26, 1988: Mooney M-20E (N9369M), Punta Gorda, FL, 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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