# NTSB MIA68D0258: Mooney M20C, N9745M, Melbourne, FL, October 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1967
- Place: Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0258
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0258

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3653  67/10/13   MELBOURNE,FLA       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 136
        TIME - 2000                    N9745M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - J F KENNEDY MEM.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- BOLT ATTACHING NOSEWHEEL STEERING YOKE TO NOSEGEAR WAS FOUND SHEARED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9745M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9745M), registered now, S/N 670039, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: J F Kennedy Mem.

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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