# Accident 19820619026889A: Mooney M20J, Duluth, MN, June 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1982, 23:59 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,545 total, 901 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619026889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ILS APPROACH SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT RECEIVED INCORRECT WEATHER INFORMATION.

## 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 CHI82DA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA218), Jun 20, 1982: Mooney M20J (N201EC), Duluth, MN, destroyed

## Other reports on N201EC (1)

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

- [Incident 19780420011209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420011209I), Apr 20, 1978: Mooney M20J (N201EC), Lamoni, IA, Minor damage. Engine quit during cruise. Unable to determine cause.

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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