# NTSB MIA76FLA53: Mooney M20C, N65354, Pensacola, FL, June 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1976
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLA53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2695  76/6/10    PENSACOLA,FL        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 500
        TIME - 1336                    N65354              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSCOLA REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- IMPROPER PRELOAD TORQUE OF MAIN AND NOSE LDG GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N65354 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Penscola 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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