# NTSB DEN67D0289: Mooney M20C, N3482X, Deming, NM, May 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1967
- Place: Deming, NM · DEMING, NM
- Location: 32.2631° N, 107.7525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deming, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2631&lon=-107.7525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0289
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0289

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1469   67/5/8    DEMING,N MEX        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 240
        TIME - 2045                    N3482X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEMING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3482X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3482X), registered now, S/N 3422, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deming

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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