# Accident 19881230057119A: Mooney M20F, Perdido, AL, December 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1988, 12:45 local time
- Place: Perdido, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9995° N, 87.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9995&lon=-87.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6969V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6969V-1991-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 27 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881230057119A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL89LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA064), Dec 30, 1988: Mooney M20F (N6969V), Perdido, AL, 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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