# Accident 19880827035729A: Mooney M20F, Jackson Hole, WY, August 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1988, 14:35 local time
- Place: Jackson Hole, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4705° N, 110.7596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4705&lon=-110.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9528M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9528M-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 285 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880827035729A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES ON A MOUNTAINSIDE WHILE CIRCLING TO CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE. VISIBILITY POOR DUE FOREST FIRE SMOKE.

## 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 DEN88FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA193), Aug 27, 1988: Mooney M20F (N9528M), Jackson Hole, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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