# NTSB FTW67D0371: Mooney M20A, N1097C, Hermosillo, Mexico, December 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1966
- Place: Hermosillo, Mexico · HERMOSILLO, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0371
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0371

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0082   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1097C-1970-12-30), registration cancelled 1970-12-30, S/N 1368 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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