# Incident 19881226070889I: Mooney M20F, Wichita, KS, December 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1988, 16:16 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6939V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6939V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 267 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881226070889I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CAUGHT ON TOP ASSISTED BY ATC TO DESCENT TO VFR CONDITIONS. LANDED SAFELY. MILITARY INSTRUMENT RATED.

## Other reports on N6939V (2)

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

- [Incident 19980624026539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980624026539I), Jun 24, 1998: Mooney M20F (N6939V), Plainview, TX, Minor damage. 1.5 Hours into this IFR flight from denver(apa) to san antonio (sat) with a fuel stop in Plainview, Texas, (pvw) the aircraft began to loose electrical power…
- [Accident 19790224003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224003529A), Feb 24, 1979: Mooney M20F (N6939V), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. Landed gear up on runway.

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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