# NTSB FTW75DRG21: Mooney M20, N5220B, Bandera, TX, September 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1974
- Place: Bandera, TX · BANDERA, TX
- Location: 29.7251° N, 99.0743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bandera, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7251&lon=-99.0743&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2862  74/9/26    BANDERA,TEX         MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 478
        TIME - 1630                    N5220B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING L RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANDERA,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT SUSTND PROP AND NOSE GR DMG DRNG HRD LNDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5220B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5220B), registered now, S/N 1083 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying L Ranch

## 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 19740926032989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740926032989A), Sep 26, 1974: Mooney M20D, Bandera, TX, Substantial damage. Acft sustnd prop and nose gr dmg drng hrd lndg

## Other investigations on N5220B (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 CHI67F0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0027), Jun 4, 1966: Mooney M20 (N5220B), Jackson, MI, 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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