# Incident 19820530037739I: Mooney M20J, Pellston, MI, May 30, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1982, 10:50 local time
- Place: Pellston, MI
- Airport: Pellston
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5516° N, 84.7834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pellston, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5516&lon=-84.7834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1143Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820530037739I

## Narrative

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

WHEN UNABLE TO LAND DUE TO FOG, PILOT REQUESTED IFR APPROACH TO ALTERNATE. BECAME DISORIENTED, NEEDED RADAR HELP.

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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