MKC67D0588

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Garden City, KS · May 17, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 17, 1967
Place
Garden City, KS · GARDEN CITY, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N79858Mooney M20E
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116987

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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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3-1564  67/5/17    GARDEN CITY,KANS    MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 105
        TIME - 1315                    N79858              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDEN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N79858
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Garden City

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.