# Accident 19820130002169A: Mooney M20J, Avalon, CA, January 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1982, 10:50 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Santa Catalina
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3804° N, 118.4508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3804&lon=-118.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4510H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,086 total, 140 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820130002169A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX82DA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA055), Jan 30, 1982: Mooney M20J (N4510H), Avalon, CA, destroyed

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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