- Date
- July 7, 1980
- Place
- Ft.Dodge, IA · FT.DODGE, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6397QMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800707024209A
- Case key
- 129707
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2276 80/7/7 FT.DODGE,IA MOONEY M20F CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1220 N6397Q PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 62, 8800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 213 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT DODGE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SIREN,WI OMAHA,NE FT.DODGE,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE REMARKS- GEAR ACTUATOR MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET FAILED.GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DWN AFTER ELEC FAILURE FOR UNKN RSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6397Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fort Dodge Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.