- Date
- April 20, 1988, 21:33 local (Apr 21, 1988, 01:33 UTC)
- Place
- Perry, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58110Mooney M-20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880420009969A
- Case key
- 32171
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Jacksonville center reported a loss of radar contact with the acft at approx 2133 EDT after it descended from its last assigned altitude of 6000 feet. The sole occupant and debris from the acft were found shortly thereafter. The results of an autopsy on the pilot revealed he experienced a dissecting aneurysm and hemorrhage of right coronary artery. The results of toxocological studies revealed a blood alcohol level of 383 mg/dl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58110
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24 1643
- Airframe hours
- 109
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B60, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pensacola Avition Center, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pensacola Aviaton Center Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 22, 1988 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- OCF · Ocala, FL
- Destination
- PNS · Pensacola, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total · 1,010 in this make and model · 8,200 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 190° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.