# Accident 19770404015279A: Mooney M20E, Toledo, OR, April 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1977
- Place: Toledo, OR
- Airport: Toledo State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.6010° N, 123.9396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TOLEDO STATE (5S4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6010&lon=-123.9396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2659W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2659W-1977-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,089 total, 863 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770404015279A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED STRAIGHT OUT,DISAPPEARED INTO FOG.CRASHED 40-60 SECONDS LATER.

## 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 SEA77FYM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM25), Apr 4, 1977: Mooney M20E (N2659W), Toledo, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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