# Accident 19841031061729A: Mooney M20E, Carbondale, KS, October 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1984, 18:18 local time
- Place: Carbondale, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8197° N, 95.6900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8197&lon=-95.6900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79846, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79846-1985-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,706 total, 139 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841031061729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A DOWNBURST IN AREA OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. PILOT LOST CONTROL. GROUND IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL.

## 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 MKC85FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA012), Nov 1, 1984: Mooney M20E (N79846), Carbondale, KS, destroyed, 3 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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