# NTSB SEA65F0053: Mooney 20E, N1277X, Spokane, WA, May 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1965
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA65F0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1277X), registered now, S/N 150, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20E
- 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: Felts Field

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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