# Accident 19831023068349A: Mooney M20D, Ama, LA, October 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ama, LA
- Airport: Sellers
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9402° N, 90.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9402&lon=-90.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6611U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6611U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20D (registry code 5870210, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 753 total, 264 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023068349A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN A TURN AFTER A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE AFTER ALLOWING THE NOSE TO DROP.

## 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 FTW84LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA029), Oct 23, 1983: Mooney M20D (N6611U), Ama, LA, destroyed

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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