# NTSB DEN80FA024: Mooney M20C, N6489U, Scipio, UT, February 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1980
- Place: Scipio, UT · SCIPIO, UT
- Location: 39.2491° N, 112.1044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scipio, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2491&lon=-112.1044&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3744   80/2/6    SCIPIO,UT           MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 270
        TIME - 1317                    N6489U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHFIELD,UT                FILLMORE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          ICE FOG                                                  IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- MTNS OBSCURED,SNOW SHOWERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6489U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6489U-1982-11-23), registration cancelled 1982-11-23, S/N 2384 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800206003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206003529A), Feb 6, 1980: Mooney M20C, Scipio, UT, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into mountain during snowstorm. Pilot attempted VFR flight in low visibility conditions.

## Other investigations on N6489U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN78DTM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTM19), May 3, 1978: Mooney M20C (N6489U), Kanab, UT, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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