CHI66D0038

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20 · Mansfield, OH · May 15, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1965
Place
Mansfield, OH · MANSFIELD, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6877UMooney M20
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181717

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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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3-1292  65/5/15    MANSFIELD OHIO      MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 700
        TIME - 1015                    N6877U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE

Aircraft

Registration
N6877U
Reported as
Mooney M20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mansfield

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.