# NTSB OAK68D0188: Mooney M20E, N5652Q, Chico, CA, August 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1967
- Place: Chico, CA · CHICO, CA
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0188
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0188

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3526  67/8/16    CHICO,CALIF         MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 193
        TIME - 1200                    N5652Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICO MUNI
        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: [N5652Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5652Q-2010-02-04), registration cancelled 2010-02-04, S/N 682, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chico Muni

## Other investigations on N5652Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA08LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA159), Jul 7, 2008: Mooney M20E (N5652Q), Big Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing and failure to achieve the proper touchdown point. Contributing to the accident was a high density altitude.

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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