# NTSB MIA65F0027: Mooney M20A, N1057C, Birmingham, AL, March 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1965
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65F0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65F0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1217  65/3/19    BIRMINGHAM ALA      MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1190
        TIME - 1125                    N1057C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE NOT PROPERLY SECURED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1057C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1057C-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 1328 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birmingham

## Other investigations on N1057C (1)

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 DIA67F0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0073), Mar 17, 1967: Mooney M20A (N1057C), Pennington Gap, VA, 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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