# Accident 19821225066849A: Mooney M20A, Gila Bend, AZ, December 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1982, 12:40 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9602° N, 112.6736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILA BEND MUNI (E63), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9602&lon=-112.6736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8130E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8130E-2013-05-13) (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: 125 total, 11 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821225066849A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF DOWNWIND. STRUCK A HILL OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX83FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA060), Dec 25, 1982: Mooney M20A (N8130E), Gila Bend, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N8130E (1)

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

- [Incident 19800405047799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405047799I), Apr 5, 1980: Mooney M20A (N8130E), Sedona, AZ, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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