# Accident 19830922050729A: Mooney M20K, Patterson, CA, September 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1983, 08:40 local time
- Place: Patterson, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8703° N, 114.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8703&lon=-114.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231GJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,836 total, 1,285 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA456) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830922050729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A BOX CANYON AT 1200 FT. ELEVATION. WEATHER WAS IMC AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX83FA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA456), Sep 22, 1983: Mooney M20K (N231GJ), Patterson, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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