# Accident 19830109000339A: Mooney M20A, Ashkum, IL, January 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1983, 17:25 local time
- Place: Ashkum, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8707° N, 87.9502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8707&lon=-87.9502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8343E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8343E-2013-05-09) (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: 2,011 total, 332 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830109000339A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE AND GETTING DARK WITH WORSENING WEATHER. ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. ROUGH GROUND COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 CHI83LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA078), Jan 9, 1983: Mooney M20A (N8343E), Ashkum, IL, 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.

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