# Accident 19740629028079A: Mooney M20C, Crystal, MN, June 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1974
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6898U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6898U-2019-01-09) (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: 350 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740629028079A

## Narrative

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

HARD LNDG GR RETRACTED.LOCK NOT FULLY ENGD.GEAR IND LIGHT OUT OF ADJ.

## 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 MKC74FER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER63), Jun 29, 1974: Mooney M20C (N6898U), Crystal, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6898U (1)

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

- [Incident 19810604060989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604060989I), Jun 4, 1981: Mooney M20C (N6898U), Crystal, MN. Za engine quit in cruise. Landed in field. Maintenance found #3 connecting rod bearings broken.

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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