# Accident 19881005066669A: Mooney M20E, Walsh, CO, October 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Walsh, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3861° N, 102.2799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walsh, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3861&lon=-102.2799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5797Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5797Q-2013-04-23) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881005066669A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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