# NTSB CHI67F0020: Mooney M-18C, N4061, Speedway, IN, May 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1966
- Place: Speedway, IN · SPEEDWAY, IN
- Location: 39.7937° N, 86.2475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Speedway, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7937&lon=-86.2475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1469  66/5/30    SPEEDWAY IND        MOONEY M-18C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 201
        TIME - 1105                    N4061               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOB SHANK
        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: [N4061](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4061-2012-05-24), registration cancelled 2012-05-24, S/N 251, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-18C
- 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: Bob Shank

## Other investigations on N4061 (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 CHI71DBA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBA19), Dec 2, 1970: Mooney M18C (N4061), Edinburg, IN, 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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