# Accident 19860909047979A: Mooney M20E, Cuba, NM, September 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1986, 15:20 local time
- Place: Cuba, NM
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0204° N, 106.9493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0204&lon=-106.9493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2688W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2688W-2012-10-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FAMS3) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860909047979A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED LOST AND IS PRESUMED DESTROYED. LAST SIGHTING WAS NEAR AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS.

## 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 DEN86FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FAMS3), Sep 9, 1986: Mooney M20F (N2688W), Cuba, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2688W (2)

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

- [Incident 19850717042609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717042609I), Jul 17, 1985: Mooney STCM20 (N2688W), Taos, NM, Minor damage. Engine ran rough on takeoff. Landed straight ahead with gear down. Spark plugs replaced.
- [Incident 19800203020599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203020599I), Feb 3, 1980: Mooney M20E (N2688W), Los Lunas, NM, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear.

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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