# Accident 19740818026509A: Mooney M20A, Shelton, WA, August 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Airport: Sanderson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 47.2336° N, 123.1476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDERSON FLD (SHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2336&lon=-123.1476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8390E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8390E-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 672 total, 82 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818026509A

## Narrative

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

DMG TO L WG NOT NOTICED UNTIL ARRIVAL AT SILVERDALE,WASH NEXT DAY.

## 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 SEA75DYE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE16), Aug 18, 1974: Mooney M20A (N8390E), Shelton, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8390E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020316004859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020316004859A), Mar 16, 2002: Mooney M20A (N8390E), Norman, OK, No damage. (.19) On March 16, 2002, 0916 central standard time, a Mooney M20A single-engine airplane, N8390E, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground during…

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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