# Accident 19880803067969A: Mooney M20E, Visalia, CA, August 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2899° N, 119.3795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2899&lon=-119.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9273M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9273M-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 466 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803067969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX88LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA279), Aug 3, 1988: Mooney M20E (N9273M), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9273M (1)

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

- [Accident 19950629016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629016709A), Jun 29, 1995: Mooney M20E (N9273M), Ronan, MT, Substantial damage. Taking off on grass strip bounced into air and turned sideways as a wing caught in tall grass. Aborted. Hit ditch.

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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