# NTSB MIA69D0199: Mooney M20A, N82EA, Headland, AL, September 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1968
- Place: Headland, AL · HEADLAND, AL
- Location: 31.3550° N, 85.3570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Headland, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3550&lon=-85.3570&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 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0199
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0199

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3562   68/9/8    HEADLAND,ALA        MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N82EA               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEADLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N82EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82EA-1977-09-30), registration cancelled 1977-09-30, S/N 1016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Headland

## Other investigations on N82EA (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 MKC77FCG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG42), Jul 30, 1977: Mooney M20A (N82EA), Independence, MO, 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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