# Accident 19840924053029A: Mooney M20C, Bimini, Bahamas, September 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1984, 13:25 local time
- Place: Bimini, Bahamas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6770U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6770U-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,032 total, 850 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924053029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, DITCHED, AIRCRAFT SANK. FUEL SELECTOR WOULD NOT TURN ENOUGH TO SWITCH TANK DURING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

## 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 MIA84LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA259), Sep 24, 1984: Mooney M20C (N6770U), Bimini, Bahamas, destroyed

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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