# Incident 19881226056469I: Mooney M20C, Lula, GA, December 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lula, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3981° N, 83.6619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lula, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3981&lon=-83.6619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9268V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9268V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881226056469I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RESTORE FULL POWER AFTER SWITCHING TANKS, FORCED LANDING. NO CAUSE FOUND. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICING.

## Other reports on N9268V (2)

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

- [Incident 20180617008089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180617008089I), Jun 17, 2018: Mooney M20C (N9268V), Brookhaven, NY, Minor damage. On 06/17/18 at Brookhaven shirley airport, NY (khwv) at 1410 local time, Mooney N9268V had gear up landing while trying to land on runway 15. Aircraft was…
- [Incident 20150418007309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418007309I), Apr 18, 2015: Mooney M20C (N9268V), Sidney, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear-up on second approach to runway after a go-around on the first attempt. Gusty wind conditions.

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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