# NTSB CHI66D0529: Mooney M20, N6523B, Terre Haute, IN, January 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1966
- Place: Terre Haute, IN · TERRE HAUTE, IN
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0529
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0529

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0063  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6523B-1993-06-03), registration cancelled 1993-06-03, S/N 1190 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hulman

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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