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Accident: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20

Feb 13, 2018 · Chuckanut, WA

NTSB numberANC18FA024Event id20180213X20952

1
Fatalities
0
Serious injuries
0
Minor injuries
0
Uninjured

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a visual approach in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

NTSB docket ANC18FA024

Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft
Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20
Registration
N123JN
Year built
1979
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Operating rules
Part 91: general aviation
Defining event
Approach-VFR pattern final Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Nearest airports

Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.

  • Bellingham International Airport (BLI)9 nm (16 km) north
  • Skagit Regional Airport (MVW)11 nm (21 km) south
  • Anacortes Airport (OTS)12 nm (23 km) south-west

This page restates the NTSB's public record. Injury figures are counts; Voydar does not hold or publish the names of anyone involved.