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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Racine, WI · August 1, 1988

Date
August 1, 1988 · 15:41 local
Place
Racine, WI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56352
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88FAMS2
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total980 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel mid lake. Unable to return to shore, ditched in lake. Did not ascertain fuel put onboard.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL MID LAKE. UNABLE TO RETURN TO SHORE, DITCHED IN LAKE. DID NOT ASCERTAIN FUEL PUT ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.