# Accident 19740609033949A: Mooney M20C, Sanford, FL, June 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 28.8228° N, 81.2633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANFORD (FL55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8228&lon=-81.2633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9263V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9263V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DLD95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD95) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609033949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ELEC GR ACTUATOR,P/N 950158-503, DRIVE WORM GR WORN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA75DLD95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD95), Jun 9, 1974: Mooney M20C (N9263V), Sanford, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9263V (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130224003159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130224003159I), Feb 24, 2013: Mooney M20C (N9263V), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. On 02/24/2013 at 1900 hours, Mooney M20C, N9263V landed on runway 31L at psp. After landing, the left and right main landing gear collapsed. The result was no…
- [Incident 20100731040849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100731040849I), Jul 31, 2010: Mooney M20C (N9263V), Hesperia, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft landed gear up. On approach to Hesperia Airport (L26) RUNWAY21, the pilot forgot to extend the landing gear. Damage consisted of: bent prop and…
- [Incident 19800208020919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208020919I), Feb 8, 1980: Mooney M20C (N9263V), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Gear up landing. Reaction to gear warning horn not in time.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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