# Accident 19780503009769A: Mooney M20D, Kanab, UT, May 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1978
- Place: Kanab, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.0141° N, 112.5044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kanab, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0141&lon=-112.5044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6489U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6489U-1982-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DTM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTM19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503009769A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN78DTM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTM19), May 3, 1978: Mooney M20C (N6489U), Kanab, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6489U (1)

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

- [Accident 19800206003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206003529A), Feb 6, 1980: Mooney M20C (N6489U), Scipio, UT, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into mountain during snowstorm. Pilot attempted VFR flight in low visibility conditions.

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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