# NTSB FTW68F0320: Mooney 20A, N8330E, Kingsville, TX, October 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1967
- Place: Kingsville, TX · KINGSVILLE, TX
- Location: 27.5092° N, 97.8610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5092&lon=-97.8610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0320
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0320

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4097  67/10/19   KINGSVILLE,TEX      MOONEY 20A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1790
        TIME - 1130                    N8330E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAAS KINGSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LOOSE BULBS-GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS.GEAR WARNING SYSTEM HAD LOOSE WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8330E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8330E-1981-10-20), registration cancelled 1981-10-20, S/N 1508 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Naas Kingsville

## Other investigations on N8330E (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 FTW68F0492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0492), Feb 24, 1968: Mooney M20A (N8330E), Kingsville, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0398), Feb 11, 1967: Mooney M20A (N8330E), Kingsville, 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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