# NTSB MKC67F0364: Mooney M20A, N6054X, Vermillion, SD, December 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1966
- Place: Vermillion, SD · VERMILLION, SD
- Location: 42.7821° N, 96.9261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vermillion, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7821&lon=-96.9261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0364
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0364

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4142  66/12/26   VERMILLION S DAK    MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3600
        TIME - 1140                    N6054X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAROLD DAVIDSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-LFT GR.RETRACT ROD BENT-CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6054X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6054X-1994-01-21), registration cancelled 1994-01-21, S/N 1645 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harold Davidson

## Other investigations on N6054X (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW90FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA186), Sep 24, 1990: Mooney M20A (N6054X), San Ysidro, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT. DARKNESS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.
- [NTSB MKC67F0465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0465), Feb 16, 1967: Mooney M20A (N6054X), Huron, SD, substantial damage

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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