# NTSB DEN79FTM17: Mooney M20E, N79869, Hanksville, UT, May 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1979
- Place: Hanksville, UT · HANKSVILLE, UT
- Location: 38.3720° N, 110.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanksville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3720&lon=-110.7135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3872  79/5/13    HANKSVILLE,UT       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1550
        TIME - 1000                    N79869              PX-  0  1  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LAKE POWELL,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79869](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79869-2013-10-28), registration cancelled 2013-10-28, S/N 532, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- 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: Substantial damage

## 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 19790513012579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513012579A), May 13, 1979: Mooney M20E, Hanksville, UT, Substantial damage. Made emergency landing in rough terrain after engine failure. Engine case separated. Aircraft over gross weight.

## Other investigations on N79869 (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 CEN11FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA124), Dec 22, 2010: Mooney M20E (N79869), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to initiate an approach into weather conditions where the ceiling and visibility were below the minimums for the approach and where reported icing existed, in an airplane not…

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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