Mooney M20C N1216X
26 December 2008 · Edgewood, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 2008 at about 18:50 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N1216X was involved in an accident near Edgewood, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edgewood, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sandia Airpark (1N1)
- Coordinates
- 35.0175, -106.2714
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C
- Registration
- N1216X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Angelo → Albuquerque
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA104
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power while at cruise altitude for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was at a cruise altitude of 12,000 feet in instrument meteorological conditions on an instrument-flight-rules flight plan when he experienced a total loss of engine power 6 minutes after switching fuel tanks. The pilot initiated an emergency descent and broke out of the clouds at approximately 300 feet above the ground and landed in a clearing with the landing gear retracted. The airplane slid approximately 300 feet and impacted a fence. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2008 | Mooney M20C | Atkins, Virginia, United States | A. Roy Sanwalka | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Aug 2008 | Mooney M20C | Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 2008 | Mooney M20C | Freeport, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Sep 2008 | Mooney M20C | Wallace, North Carolina, United States | Conley Raymond G | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2008 | Mooney M20C | Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States | Thomas Bellm | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2008 | Mooney M20C | Riverside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2008 | Sproul 72K-TET | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | Keith A. Sproul | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 2008 | Spartan 7W | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 11 Oct 2008 | Maule MXT-7-180A | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | Michael D. Perry | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 2008 | Cessna 170 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | James Garner/Constance & Ernest Buenafe | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2008 | Cameron Balloons Us A-105 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Tierney Ronald C | Serious injuries | - |