# NTSB NYC68F0367: Mooney M20C, N7874V, Augusta, ME, February 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1968
- Place: Augusta, ME · AUGUSTA, ME
- Location: 44.3106° N, 69.7795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3106&lon=-69.7795&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0367
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0367

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0179   68/2/4    AUGUSTA,ME          MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 210
        TIME - 0800                    N7874V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUGUSTA STATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        REMARKS- PROP,TAIL SKID STRUCK RNWY. CONTINUED FLT TO DESTINATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7874V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7874V), registered now, S/N 2837, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- 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: Augusta State

## Other investigations on N7874V (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 NYC68F0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0066), Jun 24, 1967: Mooney M20C (N7874V), Rochester, NH, 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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