# Accident 19820910047159A: Mooney M20B, Scottsdale, AZ, September 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1982, 17:50 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6096° N, 111.8906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6096&lon=-111.8906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74742, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74742-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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 M20B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 5 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910047159A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. TRIED TO GO AROUND TO AVOID A DITCH. DRAGGED WING AND CRASHED. CLAIMED PASSENGER PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX82DA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA339), Sep 11, 1982: Mooney M20B (N74742), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.