# NTSB LAX81FA047: Mooney M20J, N4251H, Roll, AZ, February 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1981
- Place: Roll, AZ · ROLL, AZ
- Location: 32.7517° N, 113.9891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roll, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7517&lon=-113.9891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0876  81/2/17    ROLL,AZ             MOONEY M20J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 4000
        TIME - 1600                    N4251H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 625 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUMA,AZ                     ROLL,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSRVD AT LOW ALT & HIGH A/S MAKING GRADUAL DESCENT INTO GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4251H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19810217004199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004199A), Feb 17, 1981: Mooney M20J, Roll, AZ, Destroyed. Flew into ground in gradual high-speed descent near home air strip. Possible pilot incapacitation. Unknown.

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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