# NTSB FTW69F0333: Mooney M20E, N9061V, Kerrville, TX, November 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1968
- Place: Kerrville, TX · KERRVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.0383° N, 99.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerrville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0383&lon=-99.1311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0333
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0333

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4265  68/11/22   KERRVILLE,TEX       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 9500
        TIME - 1030                    N9061V              PX-  0  0  2  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUIS SCHRIENER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LDG GR ACTUATOR SCREW STUD DISCONNECTED FROM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9061V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9061V), registered now, S/N 690007, built 1968 (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: Louis Schriener

## Other investigations on N9061V (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 CHI71FGA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGA12-132798), Apr 12, 1971: Mooney M20E (N9061V), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0032), May 16, 1969: Mooney M20E (N9061V), Osage Beach, MO, 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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