| Crash location | 31.431111°N, 110.841389°W |
| Nearest city | Nogales, AZ
31.340377°N, 110.934253°W 8.3 miles away |
| Tail number | N6811V |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 26 Dec 2015 |
| Aircraft type | Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F |
| Additional details: | None |
On December 26, 2015, about 1340 mountain standard time, an Aerostar Aircraft Corporation of Texas, M20F airplane, N6811V, impacted hilly terrain about 10 miles from the Nogales International Airport (OLS), Nogales, Arizona. The private pilot/owner operated the airplane under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal cross-country flight. The student pilot, and two passengers received serious injuries. The airplane sustained structural damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan had been filed.
According to responding law enforcement, the airplane collided with a hillside before coming to rest upright a short distance from the first identified point of impact (FIPI). One of the landing gear had separated and came to rest near the FIPI, and the engine separated from the firewall, but remained in its relative normal position at the front of the airplane.
Reported weather from OLS at 1354 was wind from 320 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 26 knots; clear skies; 10 statute miles visibility; temperature 06 degrees Celsius; dew point -13 degrees Celsius; altimeter setting 29.86 inches of mercury.