# Incident 19890310022079I: Mooney M20E, Humacao, Puerto Rico, March 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1989, 07:30 local time
- Place: Humacao, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.1496° N, 65.8182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Humacao, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1496&lon=-65.8182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3257F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3257F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890310022079I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON MARKED CLOSED RUNWAY AT PRIVATE STRIP. AIRCRAFT STRUCK MOUNDS OF DIRT DAMAGING WING.

## Other reports on N3257F (2)

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

- [Incident 20251210017329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251210017329I), Dec 10, 2025: Mooney M20E (N3257F), Greenville, NC, Minor damage. During cruise appears number 3 cylinder seperated from engine and began impacting multiple areas.
- [Incident 20020913022769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020913022769I), Sep 13, 2002: Mooney M20E (N3257F), Shallowater, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On September 13, 2002, at approximately 15:30 CDT, local time, the pilot of a Mooney M20E aircraft, N3257F, experienced loss of power after departing a…

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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