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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Sault Ste Marie, MI · October 16, 1982

Date
October 16, 1982 · 20:35 local
Place
Sault Ste Marie, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9192V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI83LA018
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,515 total65 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed VFR with marginal weather forecasted en route. Flew into trees in near zero visibility and blowing snow.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED VFR WITH MARGINAL WEATHER FORECASTED EN ROUTE. FLEW INTO TREES IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND BLOWING SNOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.