# NTSB ANC81DA107: Mooney 20, N9409V, Missing Aircraft, August 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1981
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2836  81/8/28    MISSING AIRCRAFT    MOONEY 20           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1200
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9409V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KING SALMON,AK              SEATTLE,WA                   YAKUTAT,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DAMAGE & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9409V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9409V-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 700022, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Yakutat

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810828059319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828059319A), Aug 28, 1981: Mooney M20E, Yakutat, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft became missing during IFR over ocean approach to Yakutat. May have ditched. No trace of pilot or plane.

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.

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