# NTSB IAD71DKM06: Mooney M20G, N9310V, Hickory, NC, July 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1970
- Place: Hickory, NC · HICKORY, NC
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DKM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DKM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3090  70/7/25    HICKORY,NC          MOONEY M20G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 345
        TIME - 1300                    N9310V              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBY,NC                   WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT LEVELED OFF TOO HI DURING PRECAUTIONARY LDG AFT ELEC FAILURE.ALTERNATOR WIRING BURNED BY ARCNG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9310V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9310V-1995-02-06), registration cancelled 1995-02-06, S/N 690088 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hickory Muni

## Other investigations on N9310V (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 CHI94LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA315), Sep 8, 1994: Mooney M20F (N9310V), Hanston, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the number two connecting rod. Factors in the accident were the fouled windshield utility wires, the road sign, and the telephone pole.
- [NTSB NYC72FKM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FKM35), May 6, 1972: Mooney M20F (N9310V), Shelby, NC, 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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