# Incident 19880914070309I: Mooney M20C, Indianapolis, IN, September 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1988, 20:33 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5936Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5936Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 202 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880914070309I

## Narrative

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

OPERATED AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE WITHOUT AN ALTIMETER INSTALLED. CAUSED TRAFFIC CONFLICT.

## Other reports on N5936Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19900523026189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900523026189I), May 23, 1990: Mooney M20C (N5936Q), Bowling Green, OH, Minor damage. Made a go around to change runways. Forgot to lower gear and landed gear up.

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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