# NTSB FTW66F0350: Mooney M20C, N5848Q, Bethany, OK, October 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1965
- Place: Bethany, OK · BETHANY, OK
- Location: 35.5072° N, 97.6417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethany, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5072&lon=-97.6417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0350
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0350

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5848Q), registered now, S/N 3133, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wiley Post

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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