- Date
- July 4, 1974
- Place
- Vidalia, GA · VIDALIA, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5920QMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740704021039A
- Case key
- 130166
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2290 74/7/4 VIDALIA,GA MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 81 TOTAL TIME - 0900 N5920Q PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VIDALIA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FERNANDINA,FLA VIDALIA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- BFR LDG CK INTERRUPTED MORE THAN USUAL DUE NUMEROUS SMALL CLDS.GND ROLL ABT 200FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5920Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vidalia Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.