# Accident 19790508032589A: Mooney M20F, El Morro, NM, May 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: El Morro, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0445° N, 108.3203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Morro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0445&lon=-108.3203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N842JW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 220 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA039-135533) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508032589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VFR PLT PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF LOW CEIL, ICING & TURBULENCE AT NIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. HIT TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN79FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA039-135533), May 8, 1979: Mooney M20F (N842JW), El Morro, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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