# NTSB LAX67F0192: Mooney M20C, N6914U, Mesa, AZ, November 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1966
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0192
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0192

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6914U), registered now, S/N 246, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- 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: Falcon Field

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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