# Accident 19851229063799A: Mooney M20K, Des Moines, WA, December 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1985, 18:13 local time
- Place: Des Moines, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4394° N, 122.2807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4394&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1152T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1152T-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 36 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851229063799A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES THEN GROUND WHILE SCUD RUNNING AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 SEA86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA033), Dec 30, 1985: Mooney M20K (N1152T), Des Moines, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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