# Accident 19891224065439A: Mooney M20C, Fort Lauderdale, December 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1989, 16:52 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6879N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6879N-1993-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891224065439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER OVER OCEAN. PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT AND WAS RESCUED.

## 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 MIA90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA040), Dec 24, 1989: Mooney M20 (N6879N), Fort Lauderdale, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

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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