MKC74DCQ08

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Hugoton, KS · August 23, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1973
Place
Hugoton, KS · HUGOTON, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5743QMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730823025559A
Case key
189483

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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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3-2053  73/8/23    HUGOTON,KANS        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1141
        TIME - 1830                    N5743Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 426 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGOTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEQUIN,TEX                  HUGOTON,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N5743Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hugoton

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Other investigations on N5743Q · 1

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