# NTSB DEN80FAMS1: Mooney M20F, N9182V, Buffalo, WY, October 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1980
- Place: Buffalo, WY · BUFFALO, WY
- Location: 44.3385° N, 106.7153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3385&lon=-106.7153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FAMS1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FAMS1

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3481  80/10/17   BUFFALO,WY          MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 4800
        TIME - 1150                    N9182V              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAPID CITY,SD               GREYBULL,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    2400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MTN TOPS OBSCURED.HIT MTN AT 11,800 FT MSL.RECOVERY DATE 9/5/84.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9182V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9182V-1982-01-06), registration cancelled 1982-01-06, S/N 690047 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801017090779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017090779A), Oct 17, 1980: Mooney M20F, Buffalo, WY, Destroyed. Flew into high terrain with forecasted mountain tops obscuration, turbulence, icing. Impacted side of mountain.

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.

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