# Accident 19810820051019A: Mooney M20J, La Pointe, WI, August 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1981, 22:15 local time
- Place: La Pointe, WI
- Airport: Madeline Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7791° N, 90.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Pointe, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7791&lon=-90.7866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1098Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1098Y-1993-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820051019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI81FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA091), Aug 20, 1981: Mooney M20J (N1098Y), La Pointe, WI, destroyed, 3 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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