- Date
- February 1, 1976
- Place
- Merced, CA · MERCED, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9397VMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760201001409A
- Case key
- 152385
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0162 76/2/1 MERCED,CA MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 567 TIME - 1515 N9397V PX- 0 0 3 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCED MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERCED,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- LDG GR SAFETY SWTCH,P/N3203-00,SET AT 60MPH.SHLD BE 80MPH.GR SELECTOR SWITCH WORN,OUT OF DETENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9397V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merced Muni
N9397VRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2018 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.