# Accident 19811014067081A: Mooney M20E, Waycross, GA, October 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Waycross, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2110° N, 82.3577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waycross, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2110&lon=-82.3577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9098V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9098V-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811014067081A

## Narrative

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

IN LEVEL FLIGHT, COLLIDED HEADON WITH A DESCENDING AIRCRAFT, N2701A. LANDED SAFELY. WAS AT WRONG VFR ALTITUDE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2701A, Cessna 340CESSNA: [Accident 19811014067082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811014067082A)

## 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 ATL82DA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA007), Oct 14, 1981: Mooney M20E (N9098V), Waycross, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9098V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790918023699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918023699I), Sep 18, 1979: Mooney M20E (N9098V), Anderson, SC, Minor damage. Pilot extended gear but it went down only partially due to burned out motor.

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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