# NTSB MKC74DCQ08: Mooney M20E, N5743Q, Hugoton, KS, August 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1973
- Place: Hugoton, KS · HUGOTON, KS
- Location: 37.1745° N, 101.3445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hugoton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1745&lon=-101.3445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2053  73/8/23    HUGOTON,KANS        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1141
        TIME - 1830                    N5743Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 426 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGOTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEQUIN,TEX                  HUGOTON,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5743Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5743Q-2011-11-07), registration cancelled 2011-11-07, S/N 730, built 1965 (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: Hugoton

## 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 19730823025559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730823025559A), Aug 23, 1973: Mooney M20E, Hugoton, KS, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5743Q (1)

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 ERA11CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA020), Oct 13, 2010: Mooney M20E (N5743Q), New Smyrna Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to water contaminated fuel.

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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