- Date
- August 3, 1988, 07:58 local (12:58 UTC)
- Place
- Missouri City, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6528UMooney M20C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880803029949A
- Case key
- 34499
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The co-owner of the acft stated he had experienced a fuel flow pblm while flying to the (ojc) arpt, where pax (one of them was a co-owner) were to board. He stated he advzd the other owner of the pblm, but no corrective action was taken. The acft was then taxied to the takeoff area in order to make a final chk of the acft systems. The co-owner stated that he felt uneasy abt the results of the eng run-up and declined to continue. Aftr deplaning, and despite the verbal caution, the other owner taxied back to the active rwy to depart. The acft was later obsrvd by witnesses located 72 mi fm the departure arpt dscndg in a steep dive. The acft crashed into a residential garage near Missouri City, MO. Post accident insp revealed a malfunctioning eng driven fuel pump, and a non-activated elec fuel boost pump. The insp determined that the elec fuel boost pump was functional and capable of supplying fuel to the eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6528U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2311
- Airframe hours
- 3,954
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- N6528u Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 26, 1988 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- OJC · Olathe, KS
- Destination
- OSH · Oshkosh, WI
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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 537 total · 470 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.