- Date
- August 9, 1975
- Place
- Tulalip, WA · TULALIP, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6181UMooney M20
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149990
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2857 75/8/9 TULALIP,WA MOONEY M20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1922 N6181U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 26, 1437 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLINGHAM,WA SEATTLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- NR 4 PISTON BRG SHELL FAILED.DITCHED 50-75FT FRM SHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6181U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed