Mooney M20-F N6879V
11 July 1985 · Salem, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1985 at about 01:30 local time, a Mooney M20-F registered N6879V, operated by Chuck Wenger, was involved in an accident near Salem, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salem, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying W (40R5)
- Coordinates
- 45.2791, -120.5997
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20-F
- Registration
- N6879V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chuck Wenger
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salem → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA161
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN INADVERTANT GEAR-UP LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. WHEN FUNCTIONALLY TESTED, THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE HOWEVER, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1985 | Mooney M20 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Harry L. Phillips | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1985 | Mooney M20 | Hamilton, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1984 | Mooney M20 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Steven I. Gross | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1986 | Mooney M20-C | Paradise Valley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1986 | Mooney M20 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Francis B. Hillard | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1986 | Mooney M20 | Quincey, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1985 | Bell 214B1 | Lowell, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1985 | Taylorcraft F19 | Gaston, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Cessna 170A | Christmasvalley, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Grumman G-164-A | Dufur, Oregon, United States | Aero Spray | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1985 | Cessna 172M | Mulino, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |