FTW70DQG08

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Chihuahua, Mexico · March 19, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 19, 1970
Place
Chihuahua, Mexico · CHIHUAHUA,MEX, MX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3408XMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report October 12, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131361

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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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6-0012  70/3/19  NR.CHIHUAHUA,MEX      MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 750
        TIME - 1515                    N3408X              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHIHUAHUA,MEX                EL PASO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DECREASED PWR DUE TURB. COULDNT INCREASE PWR. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N3408X
Reported as
Mooney M20E
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.