# NTSB DEN67D0055: Mooney M20E, N2710W, Dubois, WY, July 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1966
- Place: Dubois, WY · DUBOIS, WY
- Location: 43.5461° N, 109.6480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dubois, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5461&lon=-109.6480&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1897  66/7/31    DUBOIS WYO          MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 150
        TIME - 1330                    N2710W              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUBOIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                      350
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2710W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dubois

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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