# NTSB MKC66F0552: Mooney M20, N853B, Kingman, KS, April 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1966
- 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 October 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0552
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0552

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2162  66/4/16    KINGMAN KANS        MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N853B               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 4210 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            106 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUTS FAILED AT WELDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N853B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- 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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