# NTSB MIA71FKJ17: Mooney M20C, N2948L, Montgomery, AL, September 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1970
- Place: Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3719   70/9/9    MONTGOMERY,ALA      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2150
        TIME - 0905                    N2948L              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANNELLY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,ALA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- 100HR TEST FLT.R GEAR PUSH-PULL ROD BOWED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2948L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2948L-2021-10-06), registration cancelled 2021-10-06, S/N 670082, 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: Dannelly Field

## Other investigations on N2948L (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 MIA68D0161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0161), Sep 2, 1967: Mooney M20C (N2948L), Chamberlee, GA, 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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