# NTSB CHI66D0473: Mooney M20B, N7890Z, Indianapolis, IN, December 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1965
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0473
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0473

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3590   65/12/5   INDIANAPOLIS IND    MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 155
        TIME - 1500                    N7890Z              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7890Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

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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