DIA69D0159

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney MK-20E · Beltsville, MD · March 16, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1969
Place
Beltsville, MD · BELTSVILLE, MD
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4030NMooney MK-20E
Status
Completed · report May 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191410

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0301  69/3/16    BELTSVILLE,MD       MOONEY MK-20E       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N4030N              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 43, 2333 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            221 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELTSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N4030N
Reported as
Mooney MK-20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beltsville

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.

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