Mooney M20 accident near Edmonds, Washington, May 14, 1983
On May 14, 1983 at about 5:26 am local time, a Mooney M20, registered N6532B, was destroyed in an accident near Edmonds, Washington. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 14, 1983 · about 5:26 am local time
- Place
- Edmonds, Washington · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20 · all M20s on the register
- Registration
- N6532B · registry record · serial 1199
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT HAD EARLIER VISITED HIS FIANCEE. SHE STATED THAT HE WAS INTOXICATED & SHE GAVE BACK HER ENGAGEMENT RING TO HIM. HE WAS LATER OBSERVED DEPARTING THE ARPT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER POLICE BEGAN RECEIVING COMPLAINTS OF A LOW FLYING ACFT OVERTHE BEACH AREA. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING ALONG THE BEACH AT 50 FT AGL. APPROACHING A PIER, THE ACFT MADE A STEEP TURN & COLLIDED WITH THE WATER. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.137%.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 542 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 11 in the last 30 days; 501 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,872 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 31, 1982; 11 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,450 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: S43 Snohomish WA at 3:45 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA83FA095.