# Accident 20181126022919A: Mooney M20C, Santa Fe, NM, November 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2018, 19:50 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6172° N, 106.0894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6172&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113TA-2022-03-05) (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: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181126022919A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 26, 2018 A SINGLE ENGINE MOONEY 20C (N113TA) REGISTERED TO NELSON FLYING SERVICE DEPARTED GOODYEAR, AZ (KGYR) FOR AKRON, CO. WHILE ENROUTE, AN APPROACH TO SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SAF) WAS INITIATED.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND  WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN19FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA032), Nov 27, 2018: Mooney M20C (N113TA), Santa Fe, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Collision with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's poor preflight planning and poor decision to depart on…

## Other reports on N113TA (1)

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

- [Incident 19820124070469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820124070469I), Jan 24, 1982: Mooney M20C (N113TA), Upland, CA, Minor damage. Pilot allowed student friend to fly airplane. Failed to put gear down for landing.

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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