# NTSB FTW80FA107: Mooney M20F, N670JA, Fredricksburg, TX, August 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1980
- Place: Fredricksburg, TX · FREDRICKSBURG, TX
- Location: 30.2657° N, 98.8757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2657&lon=-98.8757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1905  80/8/21    FREDRICKSBURG,TX    MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 424
        TIME - 1920                    N670JA              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KERRVILLE,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N670JA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670JA-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 680185, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (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 19800821036969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821036969A), Aug 21, 1980: Mooney M20F, Fredericksburg, TX, No damage, 2 fatal

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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