# NTSB NYC69F0453: Mooney M20G, N6806N, West Mifflin, PA, April 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1969
- Place: West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3574° N, 79.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Mifflin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3574&lon=-79.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0453
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0453

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1859  69/4/30    WEST MIFFLIN,PA     MOONEY M20G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 281
        TIME - 0945                    N6806N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GR CTL DETENT PIN SHEARED,GR CTL MOVED TO UP POSITION.PLT ABORTED T/O AFTER PROP HIT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6806N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6806N-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 680102, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Registry model: [Mooney M-20G](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (registry code 5870216) (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: Allegheny

## Other investigations on N6806N (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 NYC73AN042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN042), Sep 8, 1972: Mooney M20G (N6806N), Skaneateles, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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