# NTSB UNK64X0819: Mooney M20A, N8361E, Tucson, AZ, March 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1964
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0819
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0819

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0581   64/3/6    TUCSON ARIZ         MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 225
        TIME - 1230                    N8361E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES               VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8361E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8361E-1979-04-12), registration cancelled 1979-04-12, S/N 1539, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tucson Intl

## Other investigations on N8361E (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 OAK72DVG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG42), Mar 18, 1972: Mooney M-20A (N8361E), Middletown, CA, 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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