# NTSB MIA71FLD44: Mooney M20E, N9238V, St Petersburg, FL, January 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1971
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0509  71/1/13    ST PETERSBURG,FLA   MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 401
        TIME - 0624                    N9238V              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PETERSBURG CLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PETERSBURG,FLA           CHARLESTON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9238V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9238V-2024-05-18), registration cancelled 2024-05-18, S/N 690053 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Petersburg Cle

## Other investigations on N9238V (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 CHI72AC076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC076), Mar 24, 1972: Mooney M20E (N9238V), Berea, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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