# NTSB MKC75DCG28: Mooney M21, N2769W, Joplin, MO, January 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1975
- Place: Joplin, MO · JOPLIN, MO
- Location: 37.0842° N, 94.5133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joplin, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0842&lon=-94.5133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0039   75/1/6    JOPLIN,MO           MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 794
        TIME - 0936                    N2769W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 519 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOPLIN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCTON,MO                  OKLAHOMA CITY,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT CK TO ASSURE LDG GR LEVER AND LATCH WERE IN LOCKED PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2769W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2769W), registered now, S/N 3356, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joplin Muni

## 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 19750106000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750106000069A), Jan 6, 1975: Mooney M20C, Joplin, MO, Substantial damage. Plt did not ck to assure ldg gr lever and latch were in locked psn.

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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