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SEA85LA161

1985-07-10 · SALEM, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 40R5

Current FAA registration · N6879V

Make / Model
MOONEY M20F
Year of manufacture
1975 · 10 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750818
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A920DF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_SEA85LA161.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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