# Accident 19850913044999A: Mooney M20F, Aripeka, FL, September 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1985, 22:45 local time
- Place: Aripeka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4293° N, 82.6683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aripeka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4293&lon=-82.6683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4797N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797N-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 45 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850913044999A

## Narrative

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

BECAME DISORIENTATED AND FINALLY IMPACTED WATERS OF GULF OF MEXICO.  HAD ALCHOHOL IN BLOOD SAMPLE.

## 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 MIA85FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA254), Sep 14, 1985: Mooney M20F (N4797N), Aripeka, FL, destroyed

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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