# Incident 20181110021649I: Mooney M20J, Alta Vista, NM, November 10, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2018, 19:00 local time
- Place: Alta Vista, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5350° N, 104.7436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alta Vista, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5350&lon=-104.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N681DB-2019-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 700 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181110021649I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2018, AROUND 1900 MST, A MOONEY M20J, N681DB, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED ABOUT THRE AND ONE HALF MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALTA VISTA, NEW MEXICO, WHILE IN ROUTE TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KBRL) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2018.

## Other reports on N681DB (1)

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

- [Incident 20180726017989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180726017989I), Jul 26, 2018: Mooney M20J (N681DB), Burlington, IA, Minor damage. Winds 340/14 landing rnwy 36. Upon touchdown on centerline with correct and adequate crosswind controls encountered gust from left which raised the left wing.…

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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