Mooney M20E accident near Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, October 17, 1982
On October 17, 1982, a Mooney M20E, registered N9192V, was destroyed in an accident near Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 17, 1982
- Place
- Sault Ste Marie, Michigan · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20E · all M20Es on the register
- Registration
- N9192V · registry record · serial 690041
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS ON A VMC FLIGHT PLAINWELL, MI. TO SAULT ST MARIE, MI. PRIOR TO AND DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT OBTAINED WEATHER BRIEFINGS ON CONDITIONS RELATIVE TO HIS INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT. A WITNESS NEAR THE CRASH SITE STATED THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER HER HOUSE TWO TIMES BEFORE SHE HEARD A LOUD THUMP. THE WEATHER AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOW OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE AND SNOW.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,515 hours in all; 65 in this make and model; 1,295 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,224 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 65 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,575 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: C Plainwell MI at 6:30 pm
- Destination: C Sault Ste Marie MI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 320° at 15 knots
- Sky: overcast at 1,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9192V the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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