# Accident 19820329006479A: Mooney M20J, Ormond Beach, FL, March 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1982, 17:25 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1118R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1118R-1993-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 182 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820329006479A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL ON IFR DEPARTURE INTO LOW CLOUDS. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. VICTIMS POSITIVE BLOOD ALCOHOL.

## 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 MIA82FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA088), Mar 29, 1982: Mooney M2OJ (N1118R), Ormond Beach, FL, 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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