# Accident 19820416012109A: Mooney M20J, Bird Island, MN, April 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1982, 15:50 local time
- Place: Bird Island, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7592° N, 94.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7592&lon=-94.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3201P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3201P-1986-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 985 total, 732 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820416012109A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER PROP BLADE FAILURE OCCURRED.

## 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 CHI82FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA123), Apr 16, 1982: Mooney M20J (N3201P), Bird Island, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N3201P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800124017319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800124017319I), Jan 24, 1980: Mooney M20J (N3201P), Green City, MO, Minor damage. Landed on short, frozen and wet runway. Pilot attempted go around, changed his mind. Then unable to stop on runway

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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