Mooney M20C accident near Missouri City, Missouri, August 3, 1988
On August 3, 1988 at about 12:58 pm local time, a Mooney M20C, registered N6528U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Missouri City, Missouri. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 3, 1988 · about 12:58 pm local time
- Place
- Missouri City, Missouri · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C · all M20Cs on the register
- Registration
- N6528U · no longer on the register · serial 2311
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 537 hours in all; 9 in the last 90 days; 470 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,954 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 26, 1988; 13 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,575 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OJC Olathe KS at 12:10 pm
- Destination: OSH Oshkosh WI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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