# NTSB SEA75DYE32: Mooney M20A, N8341E, Orcas Island, WA, February 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1975
- Place: Orcas Island, WA · ORCAS ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.6543° N, 122.9382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orcas Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6543&lon=-122.9382&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYE32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0393  75/2/22    ORCAS ISLAND,WA     MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N8341E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORCAS ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORCAS ISLAND,WA             RENTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT DEP NARROW RWY & HIT ROAD BANK.PLT HAD 3 HRS IN LAST 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8341E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8341E-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 1519 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orcas Island

## 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 19750222004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750222004799A), Feb 22, 1975: Mooney M20A, Orcas Island, WA, Substantial damage. Acft dep narrow rwy & hit road bank. Plt had 3 hrs in last 90 days.

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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