# NTSB MIA72DKJ06: M-Saulnier MS-760, N760X, Huntsville, AL, July 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1971
- Place: Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0026  71/7/16    HUNTSVILLE,ALA      M-SAULNIER MS-760   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1920
        TIME - 1510                    N760X               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 281 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARL T JONES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,ALA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- ADVIZED TWICE BY TWR TO GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N760X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N760X-2024-12-17), registration cancelled 2024-12-17, S/N 1028, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: M-SAULNIER MS-760
- Registry model: [Morane-Saulnier MS760B](https://openairdocs.org/model/morane-saulnier-ms760b) (registry code 5910106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca MARBORE VIC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-marbore-vic) (registry code 60070, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Carl T Jones

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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