# NTSB MIA76DKT45: Mooney M20F, N4024N, Naples, FL, January 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1976
- Place: Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKT45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0004  76/1/10    NAPLES,FL           MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 639
        TIME - 1525                    N4024N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 408 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REMUDA RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD,FL                NAPLES,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CONNECTOR BAR THAT CONNECTS NOSE WHL STEERING TO RUDDER PEDALS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4024N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4024N-1995-11-21), registration cancelled 1995-11-21, S/N 680160 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Remuda Ranch

## 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 19760110000189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110000189A), Jan 10, 1976: Mooney M20F, Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Connector bar that connects nose whl steering to rudder pedals failed.

## Other investigations on N4024N (2)

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 FTW95LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA092), Jan 14, 1995: Mooney M20F (N4024N), Miami, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO HIS ATTENTION BEING DIVERTED. FACTORS WERE THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE BLOCKING THE GEAR UP LATCHING MECHANISM, AND…
- [NTSB MKC71DCQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCQ40), May 17, 1971: Mooney M20F (N4024N), Montezuma, KS, 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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