- Date
- February 19, 1966
- Place
- Hill City, KS · HILL CITY, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N74522Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172802
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1664 66/2/19 HILL CITY KANS MOONEY M20B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1600 TIME - 1800 N74522 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT REMARKS- NOSE GEAR RETRACTING TRUSS ASSEMBLY P/N 75422 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74522
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hill City
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