# Incident 19831231073539I: Mooney M20J, Stroudsburg, PA, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 16:20 local time
- Place: Stroudsburg, PA
- Airport: Stroudsburg Pocon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9832° N, 75.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stroudsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9832&lon=-75.1943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97983, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97983) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231073539I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT THEN LOST CONTROL ON AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON ICY SURFACE. ABORTED TAKEOFF BY RAISING GEAR.

## Other reports on N97983 (2)

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

- [Incident 20040717017269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717017269I), Jul 17, 2004: Mooney M20J (N97983), Bridgeport, CT, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed runway 24 at Sikorsky memorial airport reaching an altitude of 300 feet before engine stopped completely. Pilot made gear up landing on…
- [Incident 19990926027459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990926027459I), Sep 26, 1999: Mooney M20J (N97983), Plymouth, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported to cape TRACON that the autopilot was stuck. Pilot declared an emergency and requested to land at the nearest airport. Aircraft made a…

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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