# NTSB CHI68F0296: Mooney M20A, N6562B, Escanaba, MI, August 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1967
- Place: Escanaba, MI · ESCANABA, MI
- Location: 45.7463° N, 87.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escanaba, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7463&lon=-87.0836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0296

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2744  67/8/20    ESCANABA,MICH       MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1300
        TIME - 1115                    N6562B              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESCANABA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COCKPIT AND WING CENTER SECTION BURNED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6562B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6562B), registered now, S/N 1232, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Escanaba

## Other investigations on N6562B (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 MKC66D0371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0371), Dec 31, 1965: Mooney M20A (N6562B), Kansas City, KS, 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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