# Accident 19811124075119A: Mooney M20F, Laveta, CO, November 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1981, 21:46 local time
- Place: Laveta, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5086° N, 105.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Veta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5086&lon=-105.0085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9777M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9777M-1984-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124075119A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE PROLONGED DOWNDRAFT. DECLARED EMERGENCY PRIOR TO CRASHING INTO TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 DEN82FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA010), Nov 24, 1981: Mooney M-21 (N9777M), La Veta, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N9777M (1)

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

- [Accident 19730102000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730102000269A), Jan 2, 1973: Mooney M20F (N9777M), Sheridan, WY, Substantial damage. Radio receiver and transmitter found on freqs other than Sheridan. Fss warning re gr up unheard.

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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