# Accident 19751021039169A: Mooney M20E, Valdosta, GA, October 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1975
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Valdosta Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 30.7815° N, 83.2760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VALDOSTA RGNL (VLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7815&lon=-83.2760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79346, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79346) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 822 total, 29 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751021039169A

## Narrative

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

LNDG GR GREEN LGT ON WITHOUT LNDG GR HANDLE BEING SECURED IN SOCKET.GR HANDLE CAME OUT DRG LDG.

## 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 MIA76FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG29), Oct 21, 1975: Mooney M20E (N79346), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79346 (1)

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

- [Incident 20100629040839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100629040839I), Jun 29, 2010: Mooney M20E (N79346), Upland, CA, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Did not extend landing gear prior to landing.

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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