# Accident 19810507022529A: Mooney M20J, Cades, SC, May 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1981, 12:23 local time
- Place: Cades, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7866° N, 79.7826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cades, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7866&lon=-79.7826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201YX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201YX-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810507022529A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FLEW VFR INTO ADVERSE WEATHER, SEVERE TURBULENCE AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE.

## 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 ATL81FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA071), May 7, 1981: Mooney M20J (N201YX), Cades, SC, destroyed, 1 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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