# Accident 20151226021519A: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F, Nogales, AZ, December 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2015, 18:00 local time
- Place: Nogales, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4311° N, 110.8414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4311&lon=-110.8414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6811V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6811V-2018-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F (registry code 5870314, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR ACFT CORP OF TEXAS M20F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,755 total, 567 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151226021519A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/26/2015, AIRCRAFT N6811V TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 3 AT THE NOGALES ARIZONA AIRPORT HEADING EAST. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROX. 500 FEET AND WAS NOT GAINING FURTHER ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A FLAT HILLTOP. THE RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND ALL 4 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE INJURED.

## 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 WPR16LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA043), Dec 26, 2015: Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F (N6811V), Nogales, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a hillside shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.

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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