# NTSB CHI73ACO24: Mooney M20B, N74709, Lansing, MI, August 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1972
- Place: Lansing, MI · LANSING, MI
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73ACO24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73ACO24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3247  72/8/24    LANSING,MICH        MOONEY M20B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 216
        TIME - 1556                    N74709              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  CAPITAL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,MICH                BENTON HARBOR,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74709](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74709-1973-06-04), registration cancelled 1973-06-04, S/N 1709 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport:  Capital City

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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