# NTSB SEA67D0173: Mooney M21, N6852U, Walla Walla, WA, October 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1966
- Place: Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4185  66/10/27   WALLA WALLA WASH    MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1500
        TIME - 1400                    N6852U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTIN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PROPPELLOR AND WING FLAP DAMAGE. PLT MADE SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6852U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6852U-2019-03-09), registration cancelled 2019-03-09, S/N 2557, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Martin Field

## Other investigations on N6852U (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA68D0197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0197), Oct 26, 1967: Mooney M20E (N6852U), Starbuck, WA, substantial damage

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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