# Accident 19810321011979A: Mooney M20F, Loiza, Puerto Rico, March 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1981, 18:02 local time
- Place: Loiza, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4331° N, 65.8780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loíza, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4331&lon=-65.8780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712CS-1997-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810321011979A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER AND CRASHED AFTER HITTING POWERLINE ON UP-SLOPE HEADING.

## 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 MIA81FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA054), Mar 21, 1981: Mooney M20F (N712CS), San Juan, PR, destroyed, 3 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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