# Accident 19841226068069A: Mooney M20J, San Antonio, TX, December 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1984, 17:05 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5395° N, 98.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5395&lon=-98.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5681K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5681K-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 180 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841226068069A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FILED AND FLEW IFR. CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. DID NOT COMPLY WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 FTW85FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA088), Dec 26, 1984: Mooney M20J (N5681K), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 4 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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