# Accident 19810728046039A: Mooney M20K, Talkeetna, AK, July 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1981, 13:50 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231PY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231PY-1983-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,783 total, 873 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728046039A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILING EN ROUTE. MADE 180, ENTERED CLOUDS. STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE. WEATHER FORECAST FOR MVFR TO IFR.

## 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 ANC81FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA085), Jul 28, 1981: Mooney M20K (N231PY), Talkeetna, AK, 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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