# NTSB CHI67F0670: Mooney M20B, N74707, Columbus, OH, May 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1967
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0670
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0670

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1583  67/5/18    COLUMBUS,OHIO       MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 807
        TIME - 2030                    N74707              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 401 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AND GEAR POSITION LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74707](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74707), registered now, S/N 1707 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Columbus

## Other investigations on N74707 (2)

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 CHI66F0509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0509), Dec 31, 1965: Mooney M20B (N74707), Springfield, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4075), Sep 20, 1964: Mooney M20B (N74707), Logansport, IN, substantial damage

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.

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