NYC66D0612

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney 20E · Butler, PA · April 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1966
Place
Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6027QMooney 20E
Status
Completed · report June 6, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172666

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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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3-0842  66/4/16    BUTLER PA           MOONEY 20E          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 637
        TIME - 0915                    N6027Q              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER-GRAHAM
        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
N6027Q
Reported as
Mooney 20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Butler-Graham

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.