# NTSB MIA73DKG74: Mooney M20C, N9256M, Villa Rica, GA, April 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1973
- Place: Villa Rica, GA · VILLA RICA, GA
- Location: 33.7278° N, 84.9202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Villa Rica, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7278&lon=-84.9202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1211  73/4/29    VILLA RICA,GA       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1283
        TIME - 1218                    N9256M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCREIDIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  VILLA RICA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD LDG NO FLAP.T/D ABT MIDPOINT ON 2200FT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9256M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9256M), registered now, S/N 3453, built 1966 (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: Mccreidie

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730429012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429012359A), Apr 29, 1973: Mooney M20C, Villa Rica, GA, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd ldg no flap.t/d abt midpoint on 2200FT rwy.

## Other investigations on N9256M (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 DIA68D0222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0222), Apr 28, 1968: Mooney M21 (N9256M), Culpepper, VA, 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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