# NTSB MKC67A0008: Mooney M20E, N6016Q, Columbus, NE, August 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1966
- Place: Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
- Location: 41.4371° N, 97.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4371&lon=-97.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3923   66/8/2    COLUMBUS NEBR       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 5000
        TIME - 1225                    N6016Q              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6016Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6016Q), registered now, S/N 866, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbus

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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