# Accident 19791221039859A: Mooney M20E, Burley, ID, December 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1979, 10:50 local time
- Place: Burley, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5374° N, 113.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burley, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5374&lon=-113.7913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1306W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1306W) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 391 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221039859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT DRAIN FUEL TANKS. WATER IN TANKS CAUSED ENGINE TO STOP AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN FIELD.

## 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 SEA80DYA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA05), Dec 21, 1979: Mooney M20E (N1306W), Burley, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1306W (1)

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

- [Accident 19980517019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517019699A), May 17, 1998: Mooney M20E (N1306W), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Went off taxiway at night and down an embankment. Had lost electrical power. Unable see taxiway line. (.4)the pilot said that he experienced a total electrical…

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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