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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Minot, ND · March 14, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1964
Place
Minot, ND · MINOT, ND
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6590BMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report September 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185429

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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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3-0646  64/3/14    MINOT N DAK         MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N6590B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 20, 562 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINOT MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N6590B
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Minot Municipal

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.