# Accident 19811228081119A: Mooney M20B, Hillsboro, NM, December 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1981, 10:15 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9218° N, 107.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9218&lon=-107.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N792RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792RW-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,988 total, 92 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811228081119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF FROM GRADED STRIP. OVERRAN MESA INTO A ARROYO ON FORCED LANDING. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW82FQA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA12), Dec 28, 1981: Mooney M20B (N792RW), Hillsboro, NM, substantial damage

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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