# Accident 19870829048659A: Mooney M20F, Put In Bay, OH, August 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Put In Bay, OH
- Airport: Put In Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6406° N, 82.8193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6406&lon=-82.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9784M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9784M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,172 total, 54 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829048659A

## Narrative

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

NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. FOUND THE LANDING GEAR LEVER ASSEMBLY HAD 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 ATL87LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA247), Aug 29, 1987: Mooney M20F (N9784M), Put In Bay, OH, substantial damage

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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