# Accident 19750222004799A: Mooney M20A, Orcas Island, WA, February 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1975
- Place: Orcas Island, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 48.7083° N, 122.9106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORCAS ISLAND (ORS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7083&lon=-122.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8341E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8341E-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750222004799A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DEP NARROW RWY & HIT ROAD BANK.PLT HAD 3 HRS IN LAST 90 DAYS.

## 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 SEA75DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE32), Feb 22, 1975: Mooney M20A (N8341E), Orcas Island, WA, substantial damage

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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