NTSB MIA88LA022 — 1987-10-29 · VERO BEACH, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N413HM

Make / Model: MOONEY M20E
Year of manufacture: 1975 · 12 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19750625
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A4E000

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N413HM Mooney M20F None

Factual narrative

PLT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING FINAL APPROACH HE BELIEVES HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND OBSERVED RED GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHTS. HE WAS OCCUPIED BY A STRONG WIND FOR THE LANDING AND NEVER CHECKED FOR A GEAR DOWN AND SAFE INDICATION. THE ACFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP. POST ACCIDENT OPERATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA88LA022.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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