# Accident 19800206003529A: Mooney M20C, Scipio, UT, February 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1980, 13:17 local time
- Place: Scipio, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2491° N, 112.1044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scipio, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2491&lon=-112.1044&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 M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 195 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206003529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN DURING SNOWSTORM.  PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

## 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 DEN80FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA024), Feb 6, 1980: Mooney M20C (N6489U), Scipio, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6489U (1)

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

- [Accident 19780503009769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503009769A), May 3, 1978: Mooney M20D (N6489U), Kanab, UT, 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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