CHI66D0529

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20 · Terre Haute, IN · January 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 16, 1966
Place
Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6523BMooney M20
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173627

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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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3-0063  66/1/16    TERRE HAUTE IND     MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1327
        TIME - 1515                    N6523B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULMAN
        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
N6523B
Reported as
Mooney M20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hulman

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.