# Accident 20040710015109A: Mooney M20S, Farmington, NM, July 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2004, 11:13 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7417° N, 108.2300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7417&lon=-108.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10059 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 17 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710015109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 10, 2004, AT 1113 MST, A MOONEY M20S OWNED BY NEW HORIZONS OF DURANGO LLC, STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 7 AT FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT, FARMINGTON, NM. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DON ANA COUNTY AIRPORT (5T6), SANTA TERESA, NM, ON JULY 10, 2004 AT 0915 MST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HOLDS AN ATP WITH MULTIENGINE RATINGS.

## 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 DEN04CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA102), Jul 10, 2004: Mooney M20S (N10059), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

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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