MKC67F0465

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Huron, SD · February 16, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 16, 1967
Place
Huron, SD · HURON, SD
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6054XMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118994

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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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3-0517  67/2/16    HURON,S DAK         MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3800
        TIME - 0737                    N6054X              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - W W HOWES MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR RETRACT ROD P/N-5086 DEFORMED. BOLTED BELLCRANK TO SPAR ATTACHMENT BASE LOOSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6054X
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
W W Howes Muni.

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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