# Accident 19810321011379A: Mooney M20G, Ryegate, MT, March 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1981, 09:40 local time
- Place: Ryegate, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2984° N, 109.2537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ryegate, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2984&lon=-109.2537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6844N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6844N-1983-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 43 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810321011379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEAVY SMOKER. LEAKY HEAT/MUFFLER, HIGH LEVEL OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN PILOT'S BLOOD. UNCONTROLLED GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 DEN81FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA023), Mar 21, 1981: Mooney M20G (N6844N), Ryegate, MT, 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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