- Date
- May 16, 1974
- Place
- Falcon, TX · FALCON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5235BMooney M20
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740516013799A
- Case key
- 124331
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1226 74/5/16 FALCON,TEX MOONEY M20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1812 TIME - 1200 N5235B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON STATE PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ZAPATA,TEX FALCON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- PLT STATED WARNING HORN,LIGHT DID NOT REGISTER.INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO SYSTEM FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5235B
- Reported as
- Mooney M20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Falcon State Park
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.