# NTSB FTW82FQA12: Mooney M20B, N792RW, Hillsboro, NM, December 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1981
- Place: Hillsboro, NM · HILLSBORO, NM
- Location: 32.9218° N, 107.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9218&lon=-107.5772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FQA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3378  81/12/28   HILLSBORO,NM        MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N792RW              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 50, 2988 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            92 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,NM                TRUTH OR CONS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN INTO RAVINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N792RW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N792RW-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N 1883, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (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

## 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 19811228081119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811228081119A), Dec 28, 1981: Mooney M20B, Hillsboro, NM, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff from graded strip. Overran mesa into a arroyo on forced landing. Cause power loss unknown.

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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