# NTSB MKC76FCG66: Mooney M20A, N8128E, Gravois Mills, MO, March 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1976
- Place: Gravois Mills, MO · GRAVOIS MILLS, MO
- Location: 38.2995° N, 92.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gravois Mills, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2995&lon=-92.8250&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 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2270  76/3/23    GRAVOIS MILLS,MO    MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 995
        TIME - 1950                    N8128E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 875 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WULFF HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    GRAVOIS MILLS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FROM HARD LDG.WELD HAD VERY LITTLE PENETRATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8128E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8128E-2015-04-27), registration cancelled 2015-04-27, S/N 1399, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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: Wulff Harbor

## 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 19760323013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760323013309A), Mar 23, 1976: Mooney M20A, Gravois Mills, MO, Substantial damage. Main gear collapsed from hard ldg. Weld had very little penetration.

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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