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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20J · Kraemer, LA · September 9, 1985

Date
September 9, 1985 · 22:05 local
Place
Kraemer, LA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4793H
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA344
Reported as
Mooney M20J
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total0 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot continued flight into area of thunderstorms. Lost control and impacted swamp nose down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED SWAMP NOSE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.