# NTSB FTW66F0358: Mooney M20D, N6917U, Amarillo, TX, October 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1965
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0358
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0358

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3062  65/10/29   AMARILLO TEX        MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N6917U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND
        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: [N6917U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6917U-2008-09-22), registration cancelled 2008-09-22, S/N 249, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (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: Tradewind

## Other investigations on N6917U (2)

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 FTW69D0332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0332), Dec 11, 1968: Mooney M20D (N6917U), Roaring Sprgs, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3223), Aug 5, 1964: Mooney MK20D (N6917U), Amarillo, 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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