# Accident 19841126066669A: Mooney M20J, Bethel, OK, November 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1984, 15:13 local time
- Place: Bethel, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4598° N, 94.6402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4598&lon=-94.6402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4081H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,777 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841126066669A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED WOODED RISING TERRAIN IN REPORTED IFR CONDITIONS. VFR PILOT ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 FTW85FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA343), Nov 26, 1984: Mooney M20J (N4081H), Bethel, OK, 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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