# NTSB MKC66D0371: Mooney M20A, N6562B, Kansas City, KS, December 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1965
- Place: Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Location: 39.1142° N, 94.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1142&lon=-94.6275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0371
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0371

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3980  65/12/31   KANSAS CITY KANS    MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1735                    N6562B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  43, 12292 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            123 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX
        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
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO ASSURE POSITIVE LOCKING PIN WAS ENGAGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6562B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6562B), registered now, S/N 1232, built 1958 (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: Fairfax

## Other investigations on N6562B (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 CHI68F0296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0296), Aug 20, 1967: Mooney M20A (N6562B), Escanaba, 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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