# NTSB ANC66D0040: Mooney M20A, N1096B, Talkeetna, AK, July 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1965
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2704   65/7/9    TALKEETNA ALAS      MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 750
        TIME - 2030                    N1096B              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURRICANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1096B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096B-1976-10-18), registration cancelled 1976-10-18, S/N 1322, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hurricane

## Other investigations on N1096B (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 LAX76AL092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL092), Aug 24, 1976: Mooney M20A (N1096B), Lancaster, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX70F0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0134), Sep 10, 1969: Mooney 20A (N1096B), Goodyear, AZ, 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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