19880803067969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Visalia, CA · August 3, 1988

Date
August 3, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place
Visalia, CA
Airport
Visalia Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9273M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA279
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
531 total466 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine seized on climbout. Crash landed near airport. Pilot removed broken vacuum pump but failed to cover hole.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SEIZED ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED NEAR AIRPORT. PILOT REMOVED BROKEN VACUUM PUMP BUT FAILED TO COVER HOLE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N9273M · 1

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