# Accident 19841019057329A: Mooney M20C, Cheyenne, WY, October 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1984, 20:25 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1395° N, 104.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1395&lon=-104.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N558BQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N558BQ-1985-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 20 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841019057329A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GROUND AFTER SPECIAL VFR TAKEOFF AT NIGHT. PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED FLEW INTO SNOWSHOWERS.

## 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 DEN85FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA014), Oct 20, 1984: Mooney M20C (N558BQ), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 1 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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