# NTSB MIA68F0454: Mooney M-20C, N5951Q, Greer, SC, January 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1968
- Place: Greer, SC · GREER, SC
- Location: 34.9318° N, 82.2291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greer, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9318&lon=-82.2291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0454
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0454

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0659  68/1/15    GREER,SC            MOONEY M-20C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 274
        TIME - 1618                    N5951Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## 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 M-20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greer

## 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 MIA68D0353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0353), Nov 11, 1967: Mooney M20C (N5951Q), Jacksonville, FL, 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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