- Date
- August 4, 1974
- Place
- Mt Vernon, IL · MT VERNON, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N99WKMooney M20
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740804025819A
- Case key
- 134448
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2469 74/8/4 MT VERNON,ILL MOONEY M20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 150 TIME - 0130 N99WK PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MT VERNON OUTLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SPARTA,ILL RETURN MT VERNON,ILL 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- PLT FAILD TO ENGAGE GR HANDLE IN LOCK POSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99WK
- Reported as
- Mooney M20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mt Vernon Outland
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.