19820110000449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M-20G · Henderson, NC · January 10, 1982

Date
January 10, 1982 · 13:30 local
Place
Henderson, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3688N
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FA032
Reported as
Mooney M20G
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,828 total20 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot suffered fatal heart attack enroute. Wife landed airplane after fuel tank ran dry. Previous heart disease.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SUFFERED FATAL HEART ATTACK ENROUTE. WIFE LANDED AIRPLANE AFTER FUEL TANK RAN DRY. PREVIOUS HEART DISEASE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.