# NTSB MIA70FKG45: Mooney M20E, N1938Y, Stone Mountain, GA, June 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1970
- Place: Stone Mountain, GA · STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
- Location: 33.8042° N, 84.1714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stone Mountain, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8042&lon=-84.1714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FKG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2649  70/6/26    STONE MOUNTAIN,GA   MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 600
        TIME - 1615                    N1938Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STONE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FITZGERALD,GA               STONE MOUNTAIN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR RETRACTION LEVER PN 560011 BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1938Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1938Y-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 245, built 1964 (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: Stone Mountain

## Other investigations on N1938Y (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 UNK64X2982](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2982), Jul 23, 1964: Mooney M20E (N1938Y), Chipley, FL, 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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