# NTSB UNK64X0760: Mooney MK20, N8140E, Wells, NV, February 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1964
- Place: Wells, NV · WELLS, NV
- Location: 41.1132° N, 114.9535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1132&lon=-114.9535&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0760
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0760

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0515  64/2/29    WELLS NEVADA        MOONEY MK20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N8140E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 58, 4725 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8140E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8140E-1980-02-06), registration cancelled 1980-02-06, S/N 1411 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY MK20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8140E (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 DEN66F0260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0260), Mar 7, 1966: Mooney M20A (N8140E), Yuma, AZ, 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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