# NTSB FTW71DRG24: Mooney M20A, N8370E, Hermosillo, Mexico, August 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1970
- Place: Hermosillo, Mexico · HERMOSILLO,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG24

## 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  70/8/25    HERMOSILLO,MEX      MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 1000
        TIME - 1030                    N8370E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUAYMAS,MEX                 HERMOSILLO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8370E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8370E-2018-05-21), registration cancelled 2018-05-21, S/N 1548, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8370E (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 UNK64X1080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1080), Mar 28, 1964: Mooney M21 (N8370E), Kansas City, KS, 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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