# Accident 19810913058869A: Mooney M20C, Delta, CO, September 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Delta, CO
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7574° N, 108.0880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7574&lon=-108.0880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78899, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78899-1985-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,451 total, 1,168 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913058869A

## Narrative

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

FUEL FUMES IN FLGHT.  AIRPLANE BURST INTO FLAMES IN CABIN ON ROLL OUT.  SOURCE OF IGNITION OF FUEL UNKNOWN.

## 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 DEN81FTE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE69), Sep 13, 1981: Mooney M20C (N78899), Delta, CO, 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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