# NTSB UNK65X0960: Mooney 20B, N74741, Columbia, MO, December 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1964
- Place: Columbia, MO · COLUMBIA, MO
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0960
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0960

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3862   64/12/9   COLUMBIA MO         MOONEY 20B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1917
        TIME - 2200                    N74741              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1419 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- INOPERATIVE GEAR WARNING HORN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74741](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74741-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 1741, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbia

## Other investigations on N74741 (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 SEA66D0201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0201), Dec 28, 1965: Mooney M20B (N74741), Featherville, ID, 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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