# NTSB MKC70D0032: Mooney M20E, N9061V, Osage Beach, MO, May 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1969
- Place: Osage Beach, MO · OSAGE BEACH, MO
- Location: 38.1362° N, 92.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osage Beach, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1362&lon=-92.6470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1752  69/5/16    OSAGE BEACH,MO      MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 135
        TIME - 2115                    N9061V              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND GLAIZE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
        REMARKS- GR ACTUATOR RESTRAINING BLOCK OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY. CAUSED GR TO JAM PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9061V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9061V), registered now, S/N 690007, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Glaize

## Other investigations on N9061V (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 CHI71FGA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGA12-132798), Apr 12, 1971: Mooney M20E (N9061V), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0333), Nov 22, 1968: Mooney M20E (N9061V), Kerrville, TX, 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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