# Accident 19810802048939A: Mooney M20J, Reno, NV, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201SY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802048939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT SAID AIRCRAFT KEPT SINKING AND THERE WAS NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 LAX81DXQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ31), Aug 2, 1981: Mooney M20J (N201SY), Reno, NV, destroyed

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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