# NTSB CHI66D0617: Mooney 20A, N6034X, Cleveland, OH, February 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1966
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1946
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0617
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0617

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0385  66/2/26    CLEVELAND OHIO      MOONEY 20A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2500
        TIME - 1415                    N6034X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANTON-AKRON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ROD FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6034X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6034X-1974-02-19), registration cancelled 1974-02-19, S/N 1625 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Canton-Akron

## Other investigations on N6034X (1)

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 CHI74AC035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC035), Oct 10, 1973: Mooney M20A (N6034X), Summitville, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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