# NTSB MIA79DKG21: Mooney M20F, N6808V, Pine Mountain, GA, March 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1979
- Place: Pine Mountain, GA · PINE MOUNTAIN, GA
- Location: 32.8559° N, 84.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Mountain, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8559&lon=-84.8520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1891   79/3/5    PINE MOUNTAIN,GA    MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 443
        TIME - 1230                    N6808V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 291 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDENS-HARRIS CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MOULTRIE,GA                 PINE MOUNTAIN,GA             PERRY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR,P/N 4196-00-1C,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6808V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gardens-Harris Co

## 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 19790305016379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305016379A), Mar 5, 1979: Mooney M20F, Pine Mountain, GA, Substantial damage. Gear would not retract. Pilot made flight with gear down. Gear collapsed on lndg. Possible hard lndg also a factor.

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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