# NTSB NYC74FHA20: Mooney M20C, N6754U, Collegeville, PA, December 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1973
- Place: Collegeville, PA · COLLEGEVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.1869° N, 75.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collegeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1869&lon=-75.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3460   73/12/4   COLLEGEVILLE,PA     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N6754U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERKIOMEN VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGEVILLE,PA             LOCAL
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG WENT UP TO ABT 30FT CAME DWN HARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6754U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6754U-2018-01-05), registration cancelled 2018-01-05, S/N 2476, built 1963 (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: Perkiomen Valley

## 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 19731204037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731204037369A), Dec 4, 1973: Mooney M20C, Collegeville, PA, Substantial damage. Bounced ldg went up to abt 30FT came dwn hard.

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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