# NTSB CHI68D0443: Mooney M20A, N8390E, Wheeling, IL, November 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1967
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0443
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0443

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4118  67/11/17   WHEELING,ILL        MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2115                    N8390E              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 25, 500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8390E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8390E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 1568, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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: Chicagoland

## Other investigations on N8390E (4)

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 FTW02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA096), Mar 16, 2002: Mooney M20A (N8390E), Norman, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's improper clamp installation on the mixture control cable, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB SEA75DYE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE16), Aug 18, 1974: Mooney M20A (N8390E), Shelton, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69D0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0029), May 22, 1968: Mooney M20A (N8390E), Kenosha, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0684](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0684), Feb 24, 1964: Mooney M20A (N8390E), Covington, GA, 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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