# NTSB CHI73FEE02: Mooney M20C, N9449V, Joliet, IL, July 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1972
- Place: Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Location: 41.5250° N, 88.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joliet, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5250&lon=-88.0817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2348  72/7/12    JOLIET,ILL          MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 980
        TIME - 1455                    N9449V              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 285 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTLER,PA                   JOLIET,ILL
        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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PAX DEMANDS DISTRACTED PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9449V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9449V), registered now, S/N 700051, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Joliet

## Other investigations on N9449V (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 CHI98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA020), Oct 20, 1997: Mooney M20C (N9449V), St Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the alternator's front bearing, depletion of battery power, and failure of the emergency landing gear extension handcrank to engage during the pilot's attempt to perform the emergency…

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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