# Accident 19840901045179A: Mooney M20J, Key Largo, FL, September 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1984, 09:30 local time
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Airport: Port Largo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0799° N, 80.4399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0799&lon=-80.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1143Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 485 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045179A

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN PILOT PURPOSELY GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT TO KEEP FROM GOING FROM END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA84LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA244), Sep 1, 1984: Mooney M20J (N1143Z), Key Largo, FL, substantial damage

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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