# NTSB MIA70F0036: Mooney M20F, Ft.Pierce, FL, May 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1969
- Place: Ft.Pierce, FL · FT.PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0016  69/5/19    FT.PIERCE,FLA       MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 450
        TIME - 1355                    CF-SAB              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.LUCIE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVELY LOOSE GROUND WIRE ON GROUND POST OF ALTERNATOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-SAB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Lucie County

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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