# Accident 19831008053599A: Mooney M20E, Falmouth, MA, October 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1983, 12:28 local time
- Place: Falmouth, MA
- Airport: Falmouth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5856° N, 70.5404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5856&lon=-70.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3438X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 27 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WING DUG INTO GROUND WHEN PILOT BEGAN A GO AROUND, THEN AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC84FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNA01), Oct 8, 1983: Mooney M20E (N3438X), Falmouth, MA, substantial damage

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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