# NTSB FTW69D0332: Mooney M20D, N6917U, Roaring Sprgs, TX, December 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1968
- Place: Roaring Sprgs, TX · ROARING SPRGS, TX
- Location: 33.8992° N, 100.8561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roaring Springs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8992&lon=-100.8561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0332
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0332

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4917  68/12/11   ROARING SPRGS,TEX   MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 550
        TIME - 1215                    N6917U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUZZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TEX                ROARING SPRGS,TEX
        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
        REMARKS- GR COLLAPSED DURING END OF LNDG ROLL.
```

## 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: Buzz

## 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 FTW66F0358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0358), Oct 29, 1965: Mooney M20D (N6917U), Amarillo, 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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