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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Roll, AZ · February 17, 1981

Date
February 17, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Roll, AZ
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4251H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FA047
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total625 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into ground in gradual high-speed descent near home air strip. Possible pilot incapacitation. Unknown.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO GROUND IN GRADUAL HIGH-SPEED DESCENT NEAR HOME AIR STRIP. POSSIBLE PILOT INCAPACITATION. UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.