# NTSB LAX82DUJ19: Mooney M20E, N9159V, Chandler, AZ, December 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1981
- Place: Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3677   81/12/2   CHANDLER,AZ         MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 550
        TIME - 0550                    N9159V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDLER,AZ                 BUCKEYE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- GEAR RETRACTED AT 70 TO 80MPH.AIR SW OPERD AT 70MPH.SYS CKD GOOD.ACFT LEFT UNLOCKED AFT PREV FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9159V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9159V), registered now, S/N 690033 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (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: Chandler

## 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 19811202081459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811202081459A), Dec 2, 1981: Mooney M20E, Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Gear retracted on takeoff roll. No defects. Retracted too early or gear selector in up position on takeoff.

## Other investigations on N9159V (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 LAX80DUJ70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ70), Jun 2, 1980: Mooney M20E (N9159V), Holbrook, AZ, 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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