UNK64X1079

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20 · Tacoma, WA · March 28, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 28, 1964
Place
Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6507BMooney M20
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184561

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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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3-0756  64/3/28    TACOMA WASH         MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 500
        TIME - 2330                    N6507B              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPANAWAY
        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
N6507B
Reported as
Mooney M20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Spanaway

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.