# Accident 19810803047139A: Mooney M20C, Plymouth, OH, August 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9970° N, 82.6674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9970&lon=-82.6674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6698U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6698U-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810803047139A

## Narrative

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

BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. WITNESS REPORTED THUNDERSTORM IN AREA. VFR PILOT HAD NOT CHECKED EN ROUTE WEATHER.

## 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 CHI81FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA083), Aug 3, 1981: Mooney M20C (N6698U), Plymouth, OH, 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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