# NTSB MIA69F0200: Mooney M20C, N6620U, Decatur, AL, September 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1968
- Place: Decatur, AL · DECATUR, AL
- Location: 34.6059° N, 86.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6059&lon=-86.9833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0200

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3642  68/9/23    DECATUR,ALA         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N6620U              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 43, 851 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRYOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LNDG GR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6620U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pryor

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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