Mooney M20E N6810V
21 July 1988 · Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1988 at about 18:30 local time, a Mooney M20E registered N6810V was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gwinnett Co. Briscoe Fld (17A)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E
- Registration
- N6810V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Winder
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL88LA217
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LANDED DOWNWIND ON THE RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP TO AVOID A DROP-OFF PAST THE RUNWAY END. THE ACFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY END, BUT CAME TO A STOP BEFORE REACHING THE DROP-OFF. EXAM OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #4 ROD BEARING HAD FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS OIL IN THE CRANKCASE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE 2 DAYS BEFORE,AND HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE MECHANIC WHO SUBSEQUENTLY EXAMINED THE ENGINE FOUND AN IMPROPERLY SECURED FITTING ON THE PROP GOV OIL LINE. HE ALSO FOUND 1 QUART OF OIL REMAINING. THE MECHANIC SECURED THE FITTING, CHECKED THE OIL FILTER AND SCREEN FOR METAL, THEN SERVICED THE ENGINE WITH OIL. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN SEVERAL TIMES THEN RELEASED TO THE OWNER. THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER STATES IN THE ENGINE SPECS THAT THE MINIMUM SAFE OIL QUANTITY IN THE ENGINE IS 2 QUARTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1988 | Mooney M20E | Miles City, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1988 | Mooney M20E | Visalia, California, United States | Stanford, William L. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1988 | Mooney M20E | Longview, Texas, United States | Birdwell, Robert | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1988 | Mooney M20E | Walsh, Colorado, United States | Doyle, A.c. | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Apr 1988 | Mooney M20E | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1988 | Mooney M20E | Liberty, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1988 | Globe GC-1A | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States | James W. Young | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1988 | Mooney M-20 | Hartwell, Georgia, United States | David W. Beal, Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1988 | Cessna 150F | Newnan, Georgia, United States | Howard G. Banks | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1988 | Cessna 175C | Boston, Georgia, United States | Charles Reichert | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1988 | Cessna T210L | Thomson, Georgia, United States | Karriman, Joseph JR. | Minor injuries | - |