# Accident 19820730034809A: Mooney M20A, Abilene, TX, July 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1982, 09:15 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Elmdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8393E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8393E-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,930 total, 153 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820730034809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL LIFTOFF. BEGAN A TURN, HIGH SINK RATE OCCURRED. FLEW INTO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 FTW82FPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD17), Jul 30, 1982: Mooney M20 (N8393E), Abilene, TX, destroyed

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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