# NTSB MKC65F0128: Mooney M20E, N6943U, Omaha, NE, April 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1965
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0980   65/4/6    OMAHA NEBR          MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 3000
        TIME - 1956                    N6943U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY AIRFIELD
        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: [N6943U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6943U-2018-01-08), registration cancelled 2018-01-08, S/N 313, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eppley Airfield

## Other investigations on N6943U (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 CHI68F0285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0285), Aug 11, 1967: Mooney M20E (N6943U), Holland, MI, 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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