# NTSB IAD71FLJ20: Mooney M20F, N9390V, Pinehurst, NC, April 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1971
- Place: Pinehurst, NC · PINEHURST, NC
- Location: 35.1911° N, 79.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinehurst, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1911&lon=-79.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FLJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FLJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1335  71/4/18    PINEHURST,NC        MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 5000
        TIME - 1120                    N9390V              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINEHURST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINEHURST,NC                WAYNESBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        REMARKS- GR HNDL FOUND IN DN POS,GR CIR BRK FOUND POPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9390V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9390V-2018-08-10), registration cancelled 2018-08-10, S/N 700019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (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: Pinehurst

## Other investigations on N9390V (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 DEN99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA133), Jul 31, 1999: Mooney M20F (N9390V), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and his failure to maintain clearance from the signpost. A factor was the signpost.

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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