# NTSB FTW68F0606: Mooney M20C, N5999Q, San Angelo, TX, April 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1968
- Place: San Angelo, TX · SAN ANGELO, TX
- Location: 31.4638° N, 100.4370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Angelo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4638&lon=-100.4370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0606
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0606

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1355  68/4/29    SAN ANGELO,TEX      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 999
        TIME - 1710                    N5999Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 456 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATHIS
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5999Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5999Q-1982-05-04), registration cancelled 1982-05-04, S/N 3220 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mathis

## Other investigations on N5999Q (1)

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 FTW70D0202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0202), Aug 28, 1969: Mooney M20C (N5999Q), Waurika, OK, 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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