MIA66D0542

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Lantana, FL · April 29, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1966
Place
Lantana, FL · LANTANA, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5811QMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report June 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172135

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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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3-0988  66/4/29    LANTANA FLA         MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 338
        TIME - 0700                    N5811Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANTANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N5811Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lantana

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.