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Incident

FAA incident report · Mooney M20J · Wrangell, AK · August 27, 1983

Date
August 27, 1983 · 18:04 local
Place
Wrangell, AK
Airport
Wrangell
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N56516
Reported as
Mooney M20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Unable to continue to destination in VFR conditions. Weather briefing not possible. Obtained ATC radar assistance.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION IN VFR CONDITIONS. WEATHER BRIEFING NOT POSSIBLE. OBTAINED ATC RADAR ASSISTANCE.