# NTSB MKC66F0381: Mooney M20, N5260B, Grain Valley, MO, January 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1966
- Place: Grain Valley, MO · GRAIN VALLEY, MO
- Location: 39.0152° N, 94.2138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grain Valley, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0152&lon=-94.2138&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): 173991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0381
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0381

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0571   66/1/3    GRAIN VALLEY MO     MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 328
        TIME - 1700                    N5260B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST KANSAS CITY
        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- GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE NOT POSITIONED IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5260B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260B-1974-03-28), registration cancelled 1974-03-28, S/N 1123, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: East Kansas City

## Other investigations on N5260B (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 NYC74FNE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE14), Jan 27, 1974: Mooney M20 (N5260B), Easthampton, MA, destroyed

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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