# NTSB CHI65F0052: Mooney S-21, N1306W, Big Rapids, MI, June 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1965
- Place: Big Rapids, MI · BIG RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 43.6997° N, 85.4813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6997&lon=-85.4813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0052-177393

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1442  65/6/16    BIG RAPIDS MICH     MOONEY S-21         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1135                    N1306W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBEN-HOOD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1306W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1306W), registered now, S/N 194, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY S-21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roben-Hood

## Other investigations on N1306W (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 FTW98LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA222), May 18, 1998: Mooney M20E (N1306W), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain visual contact with the taxiway. Factors were the pilot's disabling the electrical system by turning off the master switch, a dark night, and excessive taxi speed.
- [NTSB SEA80DYA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA05), Dec 21, 1979: Mooney M20E (N1306W), Burley, 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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