# Accident 19820123001581A: Mooney M20C, Victorville, CA, January 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1982, 11:55 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4901° N, 117.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4901&lon=-117.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7860V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7860V-1984-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,930 total, 1,343 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001581A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED IN LEVEL FLIGHT WITH N32380 A PA28235. IMPACT SHEARED OFF LEFT WING. PILOT BANKED SECONDS PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N32380, Piper PA28235: [Accident 19820123001582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001582A)

## 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 LAX82FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA049), Jan 23, 1982: Mooney M20C (N7860V), Victorville, CA, destroyed, 2 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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