# Accident 19880801031859A: Mooney M20K, Racine, WI, August 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1988, 15:41 local time
- Place: Racine, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7492° N, 87.8093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7492&lon=-87.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56352, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56352-2002-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 980 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880801031859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI88FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FAMS2), Aug 1, 1988: Mooney M20K (N56352), Racine, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

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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