# NTSB MIA74DLD34: Mooney M20A, N6079X, Plant City, FL, November 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1973
- Place: Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
- Location: 28.0157° N, 82.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plant City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0157&lon=-82.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3566   73/11/9   PLANT CITY,FLA      MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5172
        TIME - 1510                    N6079X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FLA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- DWN LOCK RECEPTACLE FREE OF DEFECTS ALL 3 LDG GR AND OPERATING HANDLE HAD PROPER PRELOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6079X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6079X-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 1675, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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: Plant City

## 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 19731109038559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731109038559A), Nov 9, 1973: Mooney M20A, Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. Dwn lock receptacle free of defects all 3 ldg gr and operating handle had proper preload.

## Other investigations on N6079X (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 MIA67F0168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0168), Aug 10, 1966: Mooney M20A (N6079X), Sarasota, FL, 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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