# NTSB Accident DEN05LA043
> **Mooney M20E** · 2004-12-23 · Telluride, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05LA043
- **Event ID:** 20050128X00116
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-23
- **Location:** Telluride, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.953334, -107.908332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20E
- **Registration:** N5550Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight decision making and inadvertent retraction of the landing gear resulting in a wheels up landing. A contributing factor included the pilot's attention being diverted by the seized engine tachometer.

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