# NTSB DEN66D0200: Mooney M20A, N6008X, Albuquerque, NM, January 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1966
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0200

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0038   66/1/5    ALBUQUERQUE N MEX   MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 265
        TIME - 1230                    N6008X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6008X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6008X-1970-07-13), registration cancelled 1970-07-13, S/N 1649 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coronado

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.

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