# Incident 19830827062019I: Mooney M20J, Wrangell, AK, August 27, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1983, 18:04 local time
- Place: Wrangell, AK
- Airport: Wrangell
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56516 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827062019I

## Narrative

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

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

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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