# Accident 19841231069159A: Mooney M20J, Birmingham, AL, December 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1984, 17:31 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5102° N, 86.7408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5102&lon=-86.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201FR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 65 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841231069159A

## Narrative

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

RETURNED FOR LANDING BECAUSE OF A HORN. TURNED BEYOND RUNWAY ON FINAL. IMPACTED THE GROUND. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 ATL85LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA074), Dec 31, 1984: Mooney M20J (N201FR), Birmingham, AL, 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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