# NTSB DEN67F0131: Mooney M20E, N9355M, Denver, CO, October 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1966
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2900  66/10/24   DENVER COLO         MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 960
        TIME - 2130                    N9355M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON
        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
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON TAXIWAY BETWEEN RUNWAYS 26R AND 26L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9355M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9355M-2001-02-15), registration cancelled 2001-02-15, S/N 1287 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stapleton

## Other investigations on N9355M (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 DEN99LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA104), Jun 16, 1999: Mooney M20E (N9355M), Canon City, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's poor judgement due to his intentional and continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the existing weather conditions that included clouds and obscuration.

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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