FTW66F0350

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Bethany, OK · October 8, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1965
Place
Bethany, OK · BETHANY, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5848QMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report November 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175185

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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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3-3025   65/10/8   BETHANY OKLA        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N5848Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      47, 8352 TOTAL HOURS, 27
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY POST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRBORNE AFTER PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE

Aircraft

Registration
N5848Q
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wiley Post

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.