# NTSB NYC72FLJ19: Mooney M20C, N6075Q, Durham, NC, January 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1972
- Place: Durham, NC · DURHAM, NC
- Location: 35.9940° N, 78.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9940&lon=-78.8986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165273
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0233   72/1/9    DURHAM,NC           MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 255
        TIME - 1615                    N6075Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DURHAM SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAPEL HILL,NC              DURHAM,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- R GR DIDNT LOCK DWN. FOUND BINDING AT RETRACT LINK AND GR LEG ATTACH POINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6075Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6075Q-2020-08-02), registration cancelled 2020-08-02, S/N 3254, built 1965 (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: Durham Skypark

## Other investigations on N6075Q (2)

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 ERA19FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA130), Mar 14, 2019: Mooney M20C (N6075Q), Cashiers, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while flying in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the vacuum pump and its…
- [NTSB MIA67F0317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0317), Dec 18, 1966: Mooney M20C (N6075Q), Nashville, TN, 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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