# NTSB CHI67F0601: Mooney M20E, N6945U, Kalamazoo, MI, March 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1967
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0601
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0601

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1040  67/3/29  NR.KALAMAZOO,MICH     MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 310
        TIME - 2010                    N6945U              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- RT LNDG GR PUSH-RULL TUBE AND CONTROL ROD END BEARING BENT.CAUSE OF BENDING UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6945U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6945U), registered now, S/N 315, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalamazoo Muni

## Other investigations on N6945U (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 UNK64X2187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2187), Jun 8, 1964: Mooney M20E (N6945U), Rockford, 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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