# Accident 19880806030999A: Mooney M20F, Burkesville, KY, August 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1988, 11:45 local time
- Place: Burkesville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7905° N, 85.3603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7905&lon=-85.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6864V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6864V-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880806030999A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO FLY VFR THROUGH THUNDERSTORM. STALLED AND SPUN IN. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 ATL88LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA228), Aug 6, 1988: Mooney M20F (N6864V), Burkesville, KY, destroyed

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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