# Accident 19810606041919A: Mooney M20J, Eagletown, OK, June 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Eagletown, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0419° N, 94.5702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagletown, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0419&lon=-94.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1039C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1039C-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606041919A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF IMC AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. WAS ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 FTW81FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA121), Jun 6, 1981: Mooney M20J (N1039C), Eagletown, OK, 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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