FTW67D0371

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Hermosillo, Mexico · December 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1966
Place
Hermosillo, Mexico · HERMOSILLO, Mexico
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1097CMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119997

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0082   66/12/4 NR.HERMOSILLO MEX     MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1612
        TIME - 1205                    N1097C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 726 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N1097C
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.