# Incident 19780713043919I: Mooney M20E, Las Cruces, NM, July 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1978, 20:04 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Crawford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9473V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9473V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713043919I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE. BATTERY LOW. EMERGENCY EXTENSION ATTEMPTED, PROCEDURE NOT PROPER.

## Other reports on N9473V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951106040039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951106040039I), Nov 6, 1995: Mooney M20E (N9473V), Banks, MS, Minor damage. Lost electrical power on IFR approach. Landed on hwy 304. Struck a sign post and rolled into ditch.

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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