CHI65D0128

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20 · New Philadepa, OH · April 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 20, 1965
Place
New Philadepa, OH · NEW PHILADEPA, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N78975Mooney M20
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184224

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0778  65/4/20    NEW PHILADEPA OHI   MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 4400
        TIME - 1100                    N78975              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 625 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW PHILADELPHIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N78975
Reported as
Mooney M20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New Philadelphia

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.