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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Plant City, FL · November 9, 1973

Date
November 9, 1973
Place
Plant City, FL
Airport
Plant City
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6079X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74DLD34
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,172 total6 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dwn lock receptacle free of defects all 3 ldg gr and operating handle had proper preload.

As the FAA filed it

DWN LOCK RECEPTACLE FREE OF DEFECTS ALL 3 LDG GR AND OPERATING HANDLE HAD PROPER PRELOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.