19881230057119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Perdido, AL · December 30, 1988

Date
December 30, 1988 · 12:45 local
Place
Perdido, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6969V
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA064
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
383 total27 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Prop bolts failed and prop assembly departed aircraft. Oil on windshield and smoke in cabin. Hit a tree and crashed

As the FAA filed it

PROP BOLTS FAILED AND PROP ASSEMBLY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. OIL ON WINDSHIELD AND SMOKE IN CABIN. HIT A TREE AND CRASHED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.