19881005066669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Walsh, CO · October 5, 1988

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Date: October 5, 1988 · 16:30 local
Place: Walsh, CO
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5797Q
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,050 total25 in the last 90 days

N5797QRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Mooney M20ES/N 757 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Wreckage indicates loss control and high speed impact. Was observed scud running in low ceiling and visibility.

As the FAA filed it

WRECKAGE INDICATES LOSS CONTROL AND HIGH SPEED IMPACT. WAS OBSERVED SCUD RUNNING IN LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY.