# Incident 19780427013839I: Mooney M20C, Hartford, CT, April 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1978, 10:35 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6748U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6748U-2014-12-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 130 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427013839I

## Narrative

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

ALL THREE GEARS COLLAPSED AS PLANE WAS TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY ONTO GRASS.

## Other reports on N6748U (1)

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

- [Accident 19920301004869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920301004869A), Mar 1, 1992: Mooney M20C (N6748U), Mt Pleasant, SC, Substantial damage. Engine lost power en route. Crash landed in trees. Right fuel tank empty. Left tank vent fouled by dirt dauber.

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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