MKC67D0091

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Chesterfield, MO · July 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1966
Place
Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1933YMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121876

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3391  66/7/16    CHESTERFIELD MO     MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1025
        TIME - 1900                    N1933Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT OF ST.LUIS
        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- PILOT KNEW GEAR WARNING HORN WAS INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1933Y
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Spirit Of St.Luis

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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