SEA66D0137

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Twin Falls, ID · September 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1965
Place
Twin Falls, ID · TWIN FALLS, ID
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5733QMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report January 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178932

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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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3-3482  65/9/23    TWIN FALLS ID       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 750
        TIME - 1100                    N5733Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOSLIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

Aircraft

Registration
N5733Q
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Joslin

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.