# NTSB OAK69D0206: Mooney M20E, N2645W, Reno, NV, December 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1968
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0206
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0206

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4305  68/12/10   RENO,NEV            MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 268
        TIME - 1000                    N2645W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 218 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RETRACT RODS BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2645W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reno

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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