# NTSB MIA68D0353: Mooney M20C, N5951Q, Jacksonville, FL, November 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1967
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0353
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0353

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4327  67/11/11   JACKSONVILLE,FLA    MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 737
        TIME - 0730                    N5951Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF,DISTRACTED PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5951Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5951Q-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 3192 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Herlong Field

## Other investigations on N5951Q (3)

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 MIA73AM011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM011), Jul 25, 1972: Mooney M-20C (N5951Q), Texas, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MIA68F0454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0454), Jan 15, 1968: Mooney M-20C (N5951Q), Greer, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0560), May 8, 1966: Mooney M20C (N5951Q), Kansas City, MO, 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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