# Accident 19801217078319A: Mooney M20K, Afton, OK, December 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1980, 10:50 local time
- Place: Afton, OK
- Airport: Shangri La
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6965° N, 94.9575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6965&lon=-94.9575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231KX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231KX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 273 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801217078319A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL,ENCOUNTERED DOWN DRAFT,STRUCK RESIDENCE AND TREES,PRIOR TO STRIKING THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW81FPM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM05), Dec 17, 1980: Mooney M20K (N231KX), Afton, OK, destroyed

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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