# NTSB DEN78F0A03: Mooney M20E, N5741Q, Clines Corners, NM, November 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1977
- Place: Clines Corners, NM · CLINES CORNERS, NM
- Location: 35.0095° N, 105.6692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clines Corners, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0095&lon=-105.6692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78F0A03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78F0A03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3790   77/11/6 NR.CLINES CORNERS,NM  MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 600
        TIME - 1132                    N5741Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              KANSAS CITY,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY.NO.3AND4 ROD BEARINGS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5741Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5741Q-2013-10-31), registration cancelled 2013-10-31, S/N 729, built 1965 (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771106036729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771106036729A), Nov 6, 1977: Mooney M20E, Clines Corners, NM, Substantial damage. Attempted to land on highway. No.3AND4 rod bearings failed.

## Other investigations on N5741Q (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 DEN93FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA063), May 26, 1993: Mooney M20E (N5741Q), Westcliffe, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AWAY FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. FACTORS WERE THUNDERSTORMS AND ASSOCIATED TURBULENCE.

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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