# Accident 19830930052699A: Mooney M20F, La Junta, CO, September 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1983, 13:24 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9798° N, 103.5397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9798&lon=-103.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3280F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3280F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 15 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830930052699A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF IN SEVERE GUSTY WIND. DRAGGED A WING AND HIT A DITCH. EXCEEDED SKILL, CROSSWIND ABILITY.

## 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 DEN83LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA225), Sep 30, 1983: Mooney M20F (N3280F), La Junta, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3280F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860310007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860310007889A), Mar 10, 1986: Mooney M20F (N3280F), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Stalled on level off for landing. Left wing and prop struck runway. Pilot then taxied to park. Altitude a factor.

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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