# Accident 19830129001609A: Mooney M20A, Prattville, AL, January 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1983, 12:58 local time
- Place: Prattville, AL
- Airport: Autauga Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5100° N, 86.5603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5100&lon=-86.5603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8146E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8146E-2013-02-27) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 15 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830129001609A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING SEPARATED ON A PULL UP FROM A LOW PASS NEAR A FRIENDS HOME. FAILURE AT WING ROOT DUE TO DECAYED WOOD.

## 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 ATL83FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA091), Jan 29, 1983: Mooney M-20A (N8146E), Prattville, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N8146E (1)

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

- [Incident 19780905017949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905017949I), Sep 5, 1978: Mooney M20 (N8146E), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Pilot overshot landing, ran off end of runway.

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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