# Accident 19770811035259A: Mooney M20E, Albuquerque, NM, August 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1977
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3488X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3488X-1978-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,902 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770811035259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MTNS OBSCURED.RECOVERED 8/12/77.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN77FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA051), Aug 11, 1977: Mooney M20E (N3488X), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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