CHI78FEX38

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Lebanon, IN · September 5, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1978
Place
Lebanon, IN · LEBANON, IN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6083XMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780905028229A
Case key
139933

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3779   78/9/5  NR.LEBANON,IN         MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 520
        TIME - 2000                    N6083X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SULLIVAN,IN                LEBANON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT AND PAX STATE GEAR DOWN LITE ILLUMINATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6083X
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Boone County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.