# NTSB UNK65X0265: Mooney M20E, N7129U, Sacramento, CA, October 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1964
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3212  64/10/13   SACRAMENTO CALIF    MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 530
        TIME - 1045                    N7129U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## 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: Sacramento

## 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 OAK65F0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0003), Feb 25, 1965: Mooney M20E (N7129U), Yuba City, 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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