# NTSB CHI69F0149: Mooney M20C, N9266M, Connersville, IN, July 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1968
- Place: Connersville, IN · CONNERSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.6580° N, 85.1417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connersville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6580&lon=-85.1417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2619  68/7/30    CONNERSVILLE,IND    MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 170
        TIME - 1900                    N9266M              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METTEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9266M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9266M-2017-10-20), registration cancelled 2017-10-20, S/N 3457, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Mettel

## Other investigations on N9266M (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 CEN11LA636](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA636), Sep 11, 2011: Mooney M20C (N9266M), Kokomo, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power following takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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