# Accident 19820119001229A: Mooney M20F, Cedar Vale, KS, January 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1982, 03:45 local time
- Place: Cedar Vale, KS
- Airport: Mills Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0995° N, 96.5008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0995&lon=-96.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7761M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7761M-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,980 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FCQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119001229A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRCRAFT ON NIGHT TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE, UNLIGHTED STRIP. GROUND FOG IN AREA. BURNED ON NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT

## 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 MKC82FCQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCQ08), Jan 19, 1982: Mooney M20F (N7761M), Cedar Vale, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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