- Date
- March 15, 1985, 12:46 local (19:46 UTC)
- Place
- Deming, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7414VMooney M20F
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850315007389A
- Case key
- 16530
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During preflt & inflt wx briefings, the plt was advised that mountains along his route were obscured by clouds & precip. Also, he was cautioned about moderate icing in clouds & precip at or above the freezing lvl. While en route, the plt obtained clearance to detour around clouds. He then requested a descent to get out of clouds because the acft was picking up rain & light ice. He was cleared to descend to the min en route alt (mea) of 9000 ft. a short time later, radar & radio contact were lost. Later, the acft was fnd where it impacted the slope of a hill on open desert terrain while in a steep, nose down, right wing low, attitude. Impact occurred at high speed on a northerly heading. There were no known witnesses. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. According to maintenance records, the last pitot-static sys, sensitive altimeter & transponder checks were performed on 6/3/83, & the last VOR check was on 1/6/78.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7414V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-1207
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carlton R. Harrison
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 17, 1984
- Departed
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DMN · Deming
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,441 total · 41 in this make and model · 3,277 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DMN, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.