# NTSB OAK67D0306: Mooney M20C, N6957U, Sylmar, CA, May 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1967
- Place: Sylmar, CA · SYLMAR, CA
- Location: 34.3078° N, 118.4492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylmar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3078&lon=-118.4492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0306
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0306

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1610  67/5/21    SYLMAR, CALIF       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 673
        TIME - 1030                    N6957U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6957U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Valley

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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