# Accident 19811213079231A: Mooney M20K, Kutztown, PA, December 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5033° N, 75.7858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kutztown Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5033&lon=-75.7858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231RK-1991-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 98 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213079231A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AIRCRAFT STRUCK N7781Z.AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS WAITING FOR LANDING AIRCRAFT TO CLEAR. WAS OVERSHOOTING LANDING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7781Z, Piper PA25235: [Accident 19811213079232A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213079232A)

## 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 NYC82DHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHA05), Dec 13, 1981: Mooney M20K (N231RK), Kutztown, PA, minor damage

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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