# Accident 19831112059959A: Mooney M20A, Mammoth Lakes, CA, November 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1983, 02:30 local time
- Place: Mammoth Lakes, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5793° N, 118.8405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5793&lon=-118.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8110E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8110E-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831112059959A

## Narrative

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

HIT THE SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT CRUISE FLIGHT. NO WEATHER BRIEF. PILOT HAD ELEVATED BLOOD DRUG LEVEL.

## 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 LAX84FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA065), Nov 12, 1983: Mooney M20A (N8110E), Mammoth Lakes, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8110E (1)

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

- [Accident 19780502009069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502009069A), May 2, 1978: Mooney M20D (N8110E), Santa Rosa, CA, 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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