19881022047669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20E · Longview, TX · October 22, 1988

Date
October 22, 1988 · 10:08 local
Place
Longview, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N79373
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89FA006
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
763 total89 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot reported smoke in cockpit. Crashed and burned. Evidence of flash fire under dash near radios.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CRASHED AND BURNED. EVIDENCE OF FLASH FIRE UNDER DASH NEAR RADIOS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N79373 · 1

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