# NTSB CHI66F0029: Mooney M18C, N327M, Canton, IL, May 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1965
- Place: Canton, IL · CANTON, IL
- Location: 40.5636° N, 90.0366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5636&lon=-90.0366&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1314  65/5/23    CANTON ILL          MOONEY M18C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 572
        TIME - 1000                    N327M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-NOSE GEAR RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N327M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327M-2012-11-06), registration cancelled 2012-11-06, S/N 208, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M18C
- Registry model: [Mooney M-18C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (registry code 5870102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Canton

## Other investigations on N327M (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 UNK65X0276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0276), Oct 14, 1964: Mooney M18C (N327M), Pekin, IL, substantial damage

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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