- Date
- December 5, 1969
- Place
- Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6005XMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146896
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4700 69/12/5 SAVANNAH,GA MOONEY M20A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1043 TIME - 1204 N6005X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAVIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELAND,FLA SAVANNAH,GA 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 FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- GR WARNING HORN IMPROPERLY RIGGED. GR LT BULBS WERE BURNED OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6005X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Travis
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