# NTSB OAK65F0003: Mooney M20E, N7129U, Yuba City, CA, February 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1965
- Place: Yuba City, CA · YUBA CITY, CA
- Location: 39.1298° N, 121.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuba City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1298&lon=-121.6415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65F0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0242  65/2/25    YUBA CITY CALIF     MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2500
        TIME - 1155                    N7129U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTTER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7129U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7129U-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 368 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sutter County

## Other investigations on N7129U (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 LAX78FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA059), Jul 2, 1978: Mooney M20E (N7129U), Ajo, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X0265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0265), Oct 13, 1964: Mooney M20E (N7129U), Sacramento, CA, 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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