# Accident 19881022047669A: Mooney M20E, Longview, TX, October 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1988, 10:08 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5093° N, 94.8202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5093&lon=-94.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79373, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79373-1991-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 763 total, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881022047669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA006), Oct 22, 1988: Mooney M20E (N79373), Longview, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N79373 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870402078759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870402078759I), Apr 2, 1987: Mooney M20E (N79373), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. Gear up landing. Reported nine days later. Pilot stated gear folded on taxiing. Damage indicates gear up landing.

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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