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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Anniston, AL · February 25, 1983

Date
February 25, 1983 · 15:30 local
Place
Anniston, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43NC
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FA121
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total1,275 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine quit at 8000 feet. Unable to locate landing area. Struck trees. Water in fuel lines. Freezing temperature.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT 8000 FEET. UNABLE TO LOCATE LANDING AREA. STRUCK TREES. WATER IN FUEL LINES. FREEZING TEMPERATURE.

NTSB investigation

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