# NTSB CHI78FEX38: Mooney M20A, N6083X, Lebanon, IN, September 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1978
- Place: Lebanon, IN · LEBANON, IN
- Location: 40.0364° N, 86.4611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0364&lon=-86.4611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEX38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3779   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6083X-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 1679, 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 O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Boone County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780905028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905028229A), Sep 5, 1978: Mooney M20D, Lebanon, IN, Destroyed. Pilot and pax state gear down lite illuminated.

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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