# Accident 19830609024589A: Mooney M20J, Death Valley, CA, June 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Airport: Death Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5993° N, 116.8303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5993&lon=-116.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3894H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3894H-1989-07-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 390 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830609024589A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF. STRUCK SAND BERMS OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED INVERTED AFTER HITTING MESQUITE TREES.

## 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 LAX83FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA274), Jun 9, 1983: Mooney M20J (N3894H), Death Valley, CA, destroyed

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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