19820130002169A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Avalon, CA · January 30, 1982

Date
January 30, 1982 · 10:50 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Santa Catalina
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4510H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DA055
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,086 total140 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine lost power on climb from an aborted landing. Ditched in ocean off Catalina island. Plastic smoke in cabin.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB FROM AN ABORTED LANDING. DITCHED IN OCEAN OFF CATALINA ISLAND. PLASTIC SMOKE IN CABIN.

NTSB investigation

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