# Accident 19800316020659A: Mooney M20E, TX, March 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1980
- Place: TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7135U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7135U-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA133), [NTSB FTW80FAMS4](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FAMS4) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316020659A

## Narrative

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

MISSING ON NIGHT FLIGHT. BODIES FOUND IN BAY ON VOR APPROACH PATH TO AIRPORT. LOW CEILING IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (2)

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 FTW81DA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA133), Mar 16, 1980: Mooney M20E (N7135U), Bayside, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB FTW80FAMS4](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FAMS4), Mar 16, 1980: Mooney 720E (N7135U), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 3 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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