# NTSB UNK65X0627: Mooney M21, N7102U, Fajardo, PR, November 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1964
- Place: Fajardo, PR · FAJARDO, PR
- Location: 18.3333° N, 65.6576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fajardo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3333&lon=-65.6576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0627
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0627

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3850   64/11/9   FAJARDO PR          MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 572
        TIME - 1530                    N7102U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAJARDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR TO FUSELAGE BOLT AN7-50 FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7102U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7102U-1971-09-14), registration cancelled 1971-09-14, S/N 2732 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fajardo

## Other investigations on N7102U (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 MIA71OM015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71OM015), Aug 12, 1970: Mooney M20C (N7102U), C.Engano, DR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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