# NTSB FTW73FQG12: Mooney M20C, N1363W, Canadian, TX, July 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1972
- Place: Canadian, TX · CANADIAN, TX
- Location: 35.9097° N, 100.3839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canadian, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9097&lon=-100.3839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FQG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1041  72/7/12    CANADIAN,TEX        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 108
        TIME - 1545                    N1363W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMPHILL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANADIAN,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GR DOWNLOCK MECHANISM FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1363W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1363W-1975-10-07), registration cancelled 1975-10-07, S/N 2644 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hemphill County

## Other investigations on N1363W (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 FTW73FQG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FQG30), Jan 26, 1973: Mooney M20C (N1363W), Dalhart, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW66F0146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0146-176831), Jul 4, 1965: Mooney M20C (N1363W), Borger, TX, 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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