# Accident 19830313009249A: Mooney M20J, Chatsworth, CA, March 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1983, 18:14 local time
- Place: Chatsworth, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2805° N, 118.6098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2805&lon=-118.6098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8201V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8201V-1992-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 129 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313009249A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE THEN CRASHED INTO RISING TERRAIN. RAIN, LOW CEILING AND TURBULENCE IN AREA. VFR WAS NOT ADVISED.

## 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 LAX83FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA138), Mar 14, 1983: Mooney M20J (N8201V), Chatsworth, CA, 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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