# Accident 19831121060809A: Mooney M20J, El Paso, TX, November 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1983, 18:14 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201TH-1993-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,310 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831121060809A

## Narrative

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

IMPACT INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. DARK NIGHT, RAIN AND SNOW IN AREA. LACKED RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

## 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 FTW84FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA068), Nov 22, 1983: Mooney M20J (N201TH), El Paso, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N201TH (1)

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

- [Incident 19790813031209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813031209I), Aug 13, 1979: Mooney M20J (N201TH), Bohemia, NY, Minor damage. Gear up landing.

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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