# Accident 19831224064189A: Mooney M20F, Clemson, SC, December 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1983, 19:03 local time
- Place: Clemson, SC
- Airport: Anderson Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7175° N, 82.8359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7175&lon=-82.8359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7076V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7076V-1984-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 84 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831224064189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND THE GROUND AND BURNED. WAS OFF COURSE OF PLANNED ROUTE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND A CLEAR NIGHT.

## 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 ATL84FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA075), Dec 25, 1983: Mooney M20F (N7076V), Clemson, SC, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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