# NTSB MIA69F0086: Mooney M20A, N6592B, Brooksville, FL, July 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1968
- Place: Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2448  68/7/14    BROOKSVILLE,FLA     MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1178
        TIME - 0920                    N6592B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO REMOVE AERO CHART FROM FLOOR.CHART PREVENTED GR HANDLE FROM ENGAGING UP LATCH LOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6592B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6592B-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 1262 (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: Brooksville

## Other investigations on N6592B (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 MIA73FKG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG72), Apr 28, 1973: Mooney M20A (N6592B), Mcrae, GA, destroyed

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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