# Accident 19800528056189A: Mooney M20J, Cajon, CA, May 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cajon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2989° N, 117.4564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2989&lon=-117.4564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4253H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4253H-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800528056189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK NEAR TOP OF MOUNTAIN RIDGE. LOW CLOUDS & STONG WINDS IN AREA. CRASH AREA ON LEE SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 LAX80FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA101), May 28, 1980: Mooney M20J (N4253H), Cajon, CA, 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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