Mooney M20K N56352
1 August 1988 · Racine, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1988 at about 20:41 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N56352 was involved in an accident near Racine, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Racine, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.7492, -87.8093
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K
- Registration
- N56352
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aspen → Grand Rapids
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88FAMS2
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER DEPARTED ASPEN, COLORADO AT HIS ESTIMATED TIME OF 1000 CDT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT HAD REQUESTED FULL FUEL SERVICE AT ASPEN, BUT DID NOT PERFORM A VISUAL CHECK DURING PREFLIGHT. FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AT 13,500 FEET MSL. APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS AND 33 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE PILOT ADVISED KANKAKEE AFSS THAT HE WAS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN AND 'LOW ON FUEL.' THE AIRCRAFT DITCHED AT APPROXIMATELY 1541 CDT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE RETRIEVED BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES AFTER DITCHING. THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1988 | Mooney M20K | Holden, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 1989 | Mooney M20K | Incline Village, Nevada, United States | Performance Aircraft, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1989 | Mooney M20K | Marietta, Oklahoma, United States | Walter E. Gray, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1987 | Mooney M20K | Danby, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Sep 1987 | Mooney M20K | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Wheatridge Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1987 | Mooney M20K | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1988 | British JS-3101 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Express Airlines 1, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1988 | Aerospatiale ATR-42 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Stanley, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172N | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1988 | Bellanca 17-30 | Barron, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Wis. Rapids, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |