# Accident 19891118045919A: Mooney M20E, Georgetown, SC, November 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1989, 15:15 local time
- Place: Georgetown, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3596° N, 79.2894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3596&lon=-79.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1253X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1253X-1990-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 396 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891118045919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN SWAMP. NO CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED.

## 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 ATL90LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA028), Nov 18, 1989: Mooney M20E (N1253X), Georgetown, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE STUDENT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

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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