# NTSB SEA70AS036: Mooney M20F, N9072V, Cougar, WA, March 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1970
- Place: Cougar, WA · COUGAR, WA
- Location: 46.0493° N, 122.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cougar, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0493&lon=-122.3034&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70AS036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70AS036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1058  70/3/13  NR.COUGAR,WASH        MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 229
        TIME - 2230                    N9072V              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,OREG                 BREWSTER,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-7/12/70.DARK UNLIGHTED MT TERRAIN.TIME OF ACCIDENT PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9072V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072V-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 690014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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