# NTSB FTW73FPG37: Mooney M20C, N2795W, N.Little Rock, AR, January 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1973
- Place: N.Little Rock, AR · N.LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7695° N, 92.2671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7695&lon=-92.2671&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0011  73/1/27    N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK   MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 361
        TIME - 1250                    N2795W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N.LITTLE ROCK MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE BLUFF,ARK              N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2795W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2795W-2009-07-20), registration cancelled 2009-07-20, S/N 1071, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- 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: N.Little Rock Mun

## 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 19730127001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730127001249A), Jan 27, 1973: Mooney M20E, N.Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2795W (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 UNK79X0104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK79X0104), Nov 28, 1978: Mooney M20E (N2795W), Gt Hbr Cay, Burkina Faso, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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