SEA65F0053

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney 20E · Spokane, WA · May 7, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 7, 1965
Place
Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1277XMooney 20E
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177696

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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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3-0954   65/5/7    SPOKANE WASH        MOONEY 20E          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 301
        TIME - 1940                    N1277X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FELTS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON

Aircraft

Registration
N1277X
Reported as
Mooney 20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Felts Field

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