# Accident 19811031084449A: Mooney M20J, Effingham, IL, October 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1981, 02:47 local time
- Place: Effingham, IL
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1207° N, 88.5509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Effingham, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1207&lon=-88.5509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201LN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 176 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031084449A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND POWER POLE ON LOW, SLOW FINAL FOR LANDING. CRASHED 500 FEET FROM RUNWAY. DARK NIGHT, NO VASI.

## 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 CHI82DA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA010), Oct 31, 1981: Mooney M20J (N201LN), Effingham, IL, 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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