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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · La Pointe, WI · August 20, 1981

Date
August 20, 1981 · 22:15 local
Place
La Pointe, WI
Airport
Madeline Island
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1098Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FA091
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
980 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed at night during approach to airport. The pilot was known to fly low over home upon arrival.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT NIGHT DURING APPROACH TO AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS KNOWN TO FLY LOW OVER HOME UPON ARRIVAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.