FTW68F0371

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20D · Fayetteville, AR · December 1, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 1, 1967
Place
Fayetteville, AR · FAYETTEVILLE, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6659UMooney M20D
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112966

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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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3-4218   67/12/1   FAYETTEVILLE,ARK    MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 528
        TIME - 0940                    N6659U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAKE
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N6659U
Reported as
Mooney M20D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Drake

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.