# Accident 19821129060459A: Mooney M20B, Auburn, NY, November 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1982, 11:33 local time
- Place: Auburn, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9309° N, 76.5601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9309&lon=-76.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13213, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13213-2013-10-23) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,149 total, 0 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821129060459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN WOODED AREA DURING IFR FLIGHT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## 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 NYC83FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA035), Nov 29, 1982: Mooney M20B (N13213), Auburn, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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