LAX67F0192

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Mesa, AZ · November 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1966
Place
Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6914UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120170

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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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3-3565  66/11/12   MESA ARIZ           MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N6914U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT

Aircraft

Registration
N6914U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Falcon Field

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.