# NTSB NYC76DNA33: Mooney M20C, N9788M, Bedford, MA, April 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1976
- Place: Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DNA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0687   76/4/2    BEDFORD,MA          MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 4711
        TIME - 1418                    N9788M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 685 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE G HANSCM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MA                  FORT PLAIN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9788M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9788M), registered now, S/N 680196, built 1968 (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: Lawrence G Hanscm

## 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 19760402006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760402006769A), Apr 2, 1976: Mooney M20C, Bedford, MA, 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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