# NTSB MIA68F0472: Mooney M20C, N6087Q, Florence, SC, February 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1968
- Place: Florence, SC · FLORENCE, SC
- Location: 34.1789° N, 79.7922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1789&lon=-79.7922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0472
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0472

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0758  68/2/16    FLORENCE,SC         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 165
        TIME - 1528                    N6087Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLORENCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6087Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6087Q), registered now, S/N 910, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- 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: Florence

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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