# NTSB IAD71DLJ29: Mooney M20B, N74708, Wise, NC, June 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1971
- Place: Wise, NC · WISE, NC
- Location: 36.4865° N, 78.1708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wise, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4865&lon=-78.1708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DLJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DLJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2196  71/6/19    WISE,NC             MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1200
        TIME - 1700                    N74708              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WISE,NC                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT CONTNUD TKOF DUE TO PEOPLE OFF END OF RWY.ACFT DITCHED IN 40FT DEEP LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74708](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74708-1972-11-01), registration cancelled 1972-11-01, S/N 1708 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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