# Accident 19850909043959A: Mooney M20J, Kraemer, LA, September 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1985, 22:05 local time
- Place: Kraemer, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8592° N, 90.6256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kraemer, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8592&lon=-90.6256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4793H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850909043959A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW85LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA344), Sep 10, 1985: Mooney M20J (N4793H), Kraemer, LA, 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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