# Accident 19881203052359A: Mooney M20J, Vermillion, IL, December 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Vermillion, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2210° N, 88.9981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Vermillion, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2210&lon=-88.9981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201UL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201UL-1990-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,721 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881203052359A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPINNING TO GROUND IMPACT. BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. PILOTS TRAINING IN QUESTION. CFI NO MOONEY FLIGHT TIME.

## 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 CHI89FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA030), Dec 3, 1988: Mooney M20J (N201UL), Vermillion, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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