# NTSB FTW65F0017: Mooney M20C, N7862V, Welsh, LA, April 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1965
- Place: Welsh, LA · WELSH, LA
- Location: 30.2356° N, 92.8124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Welsh, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2356&lon=-92.8124&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65F0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1230   65/4/6    WELSH LA            MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6000
        TIME - 1700                    N7862V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELSH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR REDUCTION INPUT SPLINES FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7862V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Welsh

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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