# Accident 19760705018459A: Mooney M20C, Fresno, CA, July 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1976
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Term
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6758V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6758V-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 20 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVA75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705018459A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR TRANSMISSION GEAR RETRACT COUPLING FAILED.

## 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 OAK76FVA75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA75), Jul 5, 1976: Mooney M20C (N6758V), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6758V (1)

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

- [Accident 19790512009789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512009789A), May 12, 1979: Mooney M20 (N6758V), Seldovia, AK, Substantial damage. Came in too fast ,waited to late to go around,struck trees on climb out.

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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