# Accident 19790902027559A: Mooney M20F, Troutdale, VA, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Troutdale, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6961° N, 81.4376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft: N7747M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7747M-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 987 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902027559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN VFR IN IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS. FLEW INTO A FOG-COVERED MOUNTAIN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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