# Accident 19801017090779A: Mooney M20F, Buffalo, WY, October 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1980, 11:50 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3385° N, 106.7153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3385&lon=-106.7153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9182V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9182V-1982-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017090779A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO HIGH TERRAIN WITH FORECASTED MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURATION, TURBULENCE, ICING. IMPACTED 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 DEN80FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FAMS1), Oct 17, 1980: Mooney M20F (N9182V), Buffalo, WY, 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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