# Incident 19790705018829I: Mooney M20F, Cable, WI, July 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1979, 08:40 local time
- Place: Cable, WI
- Airport: Union
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2011° N, 91.2937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cable, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2011&lon=-91.2937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6765V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6765V-1983-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 310 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705018829I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. PILOT LANDED GEAR UP, HAD FAILED TO DRAIN WING SUMPS IN PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N6765V (1)

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

- [Accident 19800618021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618021669A), Jun 18, 1980: Mooney M20F (N6765V), South Haven, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot ran out of runway on wet sod. Lifted off, hit hill after airplane stalled.

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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