# NTSB UNK65X1490: Mooney M21, N7836V, Freeport, Burkina Faso, April 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1965
- Place: Freeport, Burkina Faso · FREEPORT, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1490
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1490

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0030  65/4/30    FREEPORT BAHAMAS    MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 251
        TIME - 1100                    N7836V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEPORT INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7836V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7836V-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 2871, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Freeport Intl

## Other investigations on N7836V (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 SEA95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA058), Mar 3, 1995: Mooney M20C (N7836V), Omak, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ELEVATOR PUSH ROD SEPARATION DUE TO FATIGUE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AND THE FROZEN PUSH ROD…

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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