- Date
- July 5, 1976
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6758VMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760705018459A
- Case key
- 153929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1580 76/7/5 FRESNO,CA MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1105 N6758V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 23, 1950 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ROSEBURG,OR FRESNO,CA NORTH BEND,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LANDING GEAR TRANSMISSION GEAR RETRACT COUPLING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6758V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fresno Air Term
N6758VRegistration cancelled May 1, 2013 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6758V · 1
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