- Date
- April 3, 1966
- Place
- Russell, KS · RUSSELL, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6579UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2513 66/4/3 RUSSELL KANS MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 191 TIME - 1400 N6579U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR REMARKS- PROPELLER CONTACTED RUNWAY, GO-AROUND CONTINUED AND SUCCESSFUL LANDING MADE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6579U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Russell
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