# NTSB CHI66F0567: Mooney 20A, N1087C, Plymouth, MI, January 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1966
- Place: Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0567
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0567

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0164  66/1/29    PLYMOUTH MICH       MOONEY 20A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 720
        TIME - 1230                    N1087C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR PUSH-PULL TUBE FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1087C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1087C-1975-07-31), registration cancelled 1975-07-31, S/N 1358, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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: National

## Other investigations on N1087C (2)

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 CHI71FDW38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDW38), Feb 14, 1971: Mooney M20A (N1087C), Lambertville, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0227), Aug 19, 1967: Mooney 20A (N1087C), Westland, MI, 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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