# NTSB CHI66F0096: Mooney M20B, N74582, Dunkirk, IN, July 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1965
- Place: Dunkirk, IN · DUNKIRK, IN
- Location: 40.3743° N, 85.2082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunkirk, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3743&lon=-85.2082&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1969  65/7/25    DUNKIRK IND         MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1150
        TIME - 1355                    N74582              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUDWIG LAND CORP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74582](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74582), registered now, S/N 1893, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ludwig Land Corp

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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