LAX67D0418

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · L.Havasu Cty, AZ · April 29, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1967
Place
L.Havasu Cty, AZ · L.HAVASU CTY, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3531XMooney M20F
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117101

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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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3-1389  67/4/29    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDMOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 228
        TIME - 1215                    N3531X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LK HAVASU CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY

Aircraft

Registration
N3531X
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lk Havasu City

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.