# Accident 19820203004329A: Mooney M20J, Paradise Valley, AZ, February 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1982, 22:20 local time
- Place: Paradise Valley, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Sky Harbo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5404° N, 111.9596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5404&lon=-111.9596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11578, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11578-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 5 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203004329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. AIRPLANE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SPINNING BEFORE CRASH.

## 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 LAX82FUJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ27), Feb 4, 1982: Mooney M20J (N11578), Paradise Valley, AZ, 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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