# NTSB FTW67D0350: Mooney M20E, N2746W, Chihuahua, Mexico, November 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1966
- Place: Chihuahua, Mexico · CHIHUAHUA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0350
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0350

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0079  66/11/20 NR.CHIHUAHUA MEX      MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 128
        TIME - 2052                    N2746W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2746W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2746W-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 1042, 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

## Other investigations on N2746W (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 NYC88LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA117), Mar 27, 1988: Mooney M20 (N2746W), Manchester, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IMPROPERLY INSTALLED THE NUMBER TWO CONNECTING ROD (P/N L-10646) CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE, CREATE A HOLE IN THE ENGINE CASE, LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND ENGINE POWER. DUE TO THE…

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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