# NTSB SEA80DYE04: Mooney M20C, N6961U, Everett, WA, October 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1979
- Place: Everett, WA · EVERETT, WA
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2607  79/10/27   EVERETT,WA          MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1139                    N6961U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      35, 2216 TOTAL HOURS, 36
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVERETT,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LND ON ROAD ON ARPT. STUDENT DID PRE-FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6961U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6961U), registered now, S/N 2712, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paine

## Other investigations on N6961U (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 MIA68D0336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0336), Nov 27, 1967: Mooney M20C (N6961U), Coosawhatchie, SC, substantial damage

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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