# NTSB DEN66F0260: Mooney M20A, N8140E, Yuma, AZ, March 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1966
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0260

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8140E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8140E-1980-02-06), registration cancelled 1980-02-06, S/N 1411 (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: Yuma

## Other investigations on N8140E (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 UNK64X0760](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0760), Feb 29, 1964: Mooney MK20 (N8140E), Wells, NV, substantial damage

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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