# Accident 20081226853079A: Mooney M20C, Edgewood, NM, December 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Edgewood, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0175° N, 106.2714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0175&lon=-106.2714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1216X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1216X-2016-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081226853079A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED 1216X ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE FROM SAN ANGELO, TX TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER EAST OF THE SANDIA/MONZANO MOUNTAIN AND HE CALLED ABQ CENTER FOR RADAR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. AT THE TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALTITUDE WAS REPORTED AS 10,000 FEET (BELOW ADEQUATE RADAR COVERAGE), AND ABQ ATC PROVIDED VECTORS BY RELAYING MESSAGES THROUGH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTINUED DESCENT IN IMC CONDITIONS TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD 14 MI SE OF SANDIA AIRPARK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD PERSONNEL ON THE SCENE THAT HE BROKE OUT TO VISUAL CONDITIONS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL AND MADE A WHEELS UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN09CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA104), Dec 26, 2008: Mooney M20C (N1216X), Edgewood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power while at cruise altitude for undetermined reasons.

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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