# Accident 19830805076149A: Mooney M20K, Essex, CA, August 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Essex, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9594° N, 115.3094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9594&lon=-115.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3624H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3624H-1994-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805076149A

## Narrative

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

MISSING MOONEY LOCATED IN 1991. IMPACTED GROUND NEAR VERTICAL. AUTOPILOT ON. FULL UP TRIM. RUNWAY TRIM INDICATED.

## 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 LAX83LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA468), Aug 6, 1983: Mooney M20K (N3624H), Essex, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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