# Accident 19840508016069A: Mooney M20J, Highland Height, OH, May 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1984, 08:45 local time
- Place: Highland Height, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5496° N, 81.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5496&lon=-81.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3833H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 16 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840508016069A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF ON IFR FLIGHT INTO LOW CLOUDS AND VISIBILITY. DESCENDED OUT OF CLOUDS IN A SPIN. IFR RECENCY QUESTIONABLE.

## 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 CHI84FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA179), May 8, 1984: Mooney M20J (N3833H), Highland Hgts, OH, destroyed, 2 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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