# NTSB DEN67D0152: Mooney M20E, N2669W, Lordsburg, NM, October 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1966
- Place: Lordsburg, NM · LORDSBURG, NM
- Location: 32.3438° N, 108.7021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lordsburg, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3438&lon=-108.7021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0152
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0152

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3321   66/10/7   LORDSBURG N MEX     MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1835                    N2669W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORDSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- NO RUNWAY LIGHTS INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2669W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2669W), registered now, S/N 994, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lordsburg

## Other investigations on N2669W (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 LAX67F0169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0169), Oct 14, 1966: Mooney M20E (N2669W), Tucson, AZ, 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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