# NTSB MKC66F0193: Mooney M-20, N853B, Kingman, KS, August 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1965
- Place: Kingman, KS · KINGMAN, KS
- Location: 37.6477° N, 98.1160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingman, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6477&lon=-98.1160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0193
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0193

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4004  65/8/27    KINGMAN KANS        MOONEY M-20         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N853B               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 4030 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACT HANDLE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N853B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kingman

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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