# NTSB MKC75DCJ12: Mooney M20C, N5812Q, Fremont, NE, July 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1974
- Place: Fremont, NE · FREMONT, NE
- Location: 41.4398° N, 96.4870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4398&lon=-96.4870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2108  74/7/24    FREMONT,NEBR        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1800
        TIME - 1430                    N5812Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWTON,IOWA                 FREMONT,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5812Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fremont 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 19740724021849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740724021849A), Jul 24, 1974: Mooney M20D, Fremont, NE, 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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