# Accident 19881122053269A: Socata TB21, Clinton, IA, November 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Clinton, IA
- Airport: Clinton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8409° N, 90.2302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8409&lon=-90.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20GF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20GF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB21 (registry code 8680697, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB21
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AB1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 32 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881122053269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED EN ROUTE. NOSED UP LANDING IN A FIELD. SUSPECT A PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM STILL UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MKC89LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA029), Nov 22, 1988: Aerospatiale TB-21 (N20GF), Clinton, IA, substantial damage

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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