# NTSB FTW66F0309: Mooney M20E, N5514Q, Lowake, TX, September 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1965
- Place: Lowake, TX · LOWAKE, TX
- Location: 31.5663° N, 100.0759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lowake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5663&lon=-100.0759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0309

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2668   65/9/6    LOWAKE TEX          MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 706
        TIME - 1630                    N5514Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5514Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5514Q), registered now, S/N 610, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lowake

## Other investigations on N5514Q (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 FTW68D0187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0187), Aug 19, 1967: Mooney M20E (N5514Q), Big Spring, TX, substantial damage

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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