# NTSB OAK76FVA75: Mooney M20C, N6758V, Fresno, CA, July 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1976
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA75

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6758V-2013-05-01), registration cancelled 2013-05-01, S/N 700074, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno Air Term

## 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 19760705018459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705018459A), Jul 5, 1976: Mooney M20C, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Landing gear transmission gear retract coupling failed.

## Other investigations on N6758V (1)

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 ANC79DAG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG49), May 12, 1979: Mooney M20C (N6758V), Seldovia, AK, 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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