# Accident 19870624026349A: Mooney M20A, Reserve, NM, June 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1987, 16:40 local time
- Place: Reserve, NM
- Airport: Reserve
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7006° N, 108.7602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7006&lon=-108.7602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6060X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6060X-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (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 M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 174 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870624026349A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT AND IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL. PILOT SKILL FACTOR LOW FROM WITNESS STATEMENTS.

## 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 DEN87FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA159), Jun 24, 1987: Mooney M20A (N6060X), Reserve, NM, destroyed, 1 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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