# NTSB FTW81DQD20: Mooney M20C, N18JK, Deming, NM, May 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1981
- Place: Deming, NM · DEMING, NM
- Location: 32.2631° N, 107.7525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deming, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2631&lon=-107.7525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0668   81/5/5    DEMING,NM           MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1050
        TIME - 0940                    N18JK               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEMING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,NM                 DEMING,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OPEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BROKEN ALTERNATOR WIRE.GEAR NOT CRANKED TO FULLY DWN & LOCKED PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18JK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18JK), registered now, S/N 690020, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- 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
- Airport: Deming Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810505022379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810505022379A), May 5, 1981: Mooney M20C, Deming, TX, Substantial damage. Lost electrical power. Hand-cranked gear down. Gear collapsed on landing. Wire off alternator. Gear not full down.

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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