# Accident 19830903060549A: Mooney M20F, Seattle, WA, September 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1983, 12:20 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3535X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3535X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,104 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903060549A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN PUGET SOUND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3535X (4)

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

- [Incident 20190616007109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190616007109I), Jun 16, 2019: Mooney M20F (N3535X), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. On June 16, 2019, at approximately 1515 central daylight time, a Mooney M20F, N3535X, veered off the left side of runway 35 left at Fort Worth spinks airport…
- [Accident 20180419003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180419003869A), Apr 19, 2018: Mooney M20F (N3535X), Bulverde, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot and three passengers were returning from fort worth Texas to Bulverde, Texas 1T8. The pilot in command occupied the forward right hand seat. The forward…
- [Incident 19910102001179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910102001179I), Jan 2, 1991: Mooney M20F (N3535X), Del Rio, TX. Complete electrical failure en route. Landed safely. Generator shorted out due to water picked up inflight.
- [Incident 19800823081139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823081139I), Aug 23, 1980: Mooney M20F (N3535X), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear. Throttle setting for gear horn not properly adjusted.

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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