# NTSB MKC66F0100: Mooney M20E, N79369, No Sioux City, SD, July 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1965
- Place: No Sioux City, SD · NO SIOUX CITY, SD
- Location: 42.5359° N, 96.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Sioux City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5359&lon=-96.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1721  65/7/13    NO SIOUX CITY S D   MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 500
        TIME - 1515                    N79369              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAHAM FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79369](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79369-1997-12-02), registration cancelled 1997-12-02, S/N 579 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Graham Field

## Other investigations on N79369 (2)

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 MKC66F0258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0258), Sep 26, 1965: Mooney M20E (N79369), Carrollton, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0047), Jun 3, 1965: Mooney 721 (N79369), Pierre, SD, 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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