# Incident 19981128039659I: Mooney M20E, Beaufort, SC, November 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1998, 12:30 local time
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4531° N, 80.7186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4531&lon=-80.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3222F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3222F-2012-09-25) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,187 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981128039659I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON NOVEMBER 28, 1998, AT 1230 EASTERN STANDARD TIME MOONEY M20E, N3222F, DITCHED INTO THE COOSAW RIVER, IN BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA.  THE AIRPLAN E WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THE AIRPLANE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.

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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