# NTSB MIA74DLA33: Mooney M20E, N7105U, Pensacola, FL, February 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1974
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0547  74/2/20    PENSACOLA,FLA       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1332
        TIME - 1423                    N7105U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1143 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKSVILLE,FLA             PENSACOLA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- MFG SPECIFIES MAIN GR PRELOAD 240-280LBS,NOSE GR 100-130IN LBS.ACFT R GR 336,L 384,NOSE 144IN LBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7105U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7105U), registered now, S/N 2735, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- 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: Regional

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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