# Accident 19890721031079A: Mooney M20J, Blairsville, GA, July 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1989, 10:16 local time
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Airport: Blairsville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7301° N, 84.0605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7301&lon=-84.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205AG-2002-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890721031079A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUDS NEAR DESTINATION AND STRUCK TREES ON RIDGE UPSLOPE.

## 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 ATL89FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA190), Jul 21, 1989: Mooney M20J (N205AG), Suches, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TO THE INTENDED DESTINATION DISREGARDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE IN FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFER. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT…

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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