OAK68D0323

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M18C · Concord, CA · March 15, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1968
Place
Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4121Mooney M18C
Status
Completed · report April 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111639

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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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3-0495  68/3/15    CONCORD,CALIF       MOONEY M18C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 227
        TIME - 1519                    N4121               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N4121
Reported as
Mooney M18C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buchanan Field

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.