# Accident 19820317004229A: Mooney M20K, Alpine, CA, March 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1982, 18:21 local time
- Place: Alpine, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8428° N, 116.7554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8428&lon=-116.7554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231AM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820317004229A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF SERVERE TURBULENCE AND ICING. LOST CONTROL. WAS ADVISED OF NOTAMS ON WEATHER. POOR JUDGEMENT

## 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 LAX82FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA110), Mar 18, 1982: Mooney M20K (N231AM), Alpine, CA, 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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