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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Bloomington, IL · May 13, 1983

Date
May 13, 1983 · 17:38 local
Place
Bloomington, IL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N201GG
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI83FA213
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft was observed flying directly toward a thunderstorm. Severe turbulence was reported near thunderstorm.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING DIRECTLY TOWARD A THUNDERSTORM. SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS REPORTED NEAR THUNDERSTORM.

NTSB investigation

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