# Accident 19840806037679A: Mooney M20K, Thibodeaux, LA, August 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1984, 09:30 local time
- Place: Thibodeaux, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7910° N, 90.8201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7910&lon=-90.8201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3594H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3594H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 566 total, 66 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806037679A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE ENROUTE. LANDED SAFELY. WINGS DAMAGED. WEATHER ADVISORY NOT RELAYED BY CENTER.

## 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 FTW84LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA341), Aug 6, 1984: Mooney M20 (N3594H), Thibodaux, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3594H (1)

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

- [Incident 19850726053599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850726053599I), Jul 26, 1985: Mooney M20K (N3594H), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. Touched down short of runway in fog after ILS aproach without operative glideslope.

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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