# NTSB DEN73FTE55: Mooney M20E, N3393X, Greenwd Vill, CO, February 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1973
- Place: Greenwd Vill, CO · GREENWD VILL, CO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0693  73/2/11    GREENWD VILL,COLO   MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1021
        TIME - 1500                    N3393X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 608 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 COLO.SPRINGS,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
        REMARKS- COCKPIT GR INDICATOR SHOWED GR DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN GR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3393X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3393X), registered now, S/N 1102, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arapahoe County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730211002399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730211002399A), Feb 11, 1973: Mooney M20E, Greenwd Vill, CO, Substantial damage. Cockpit gr indicator showed gr down and locked when gr was not fully extended.

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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