UNK64X1377

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M-18 · Hood River, OR · April 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 19, 1964
Place
Hood River, OR · HOOD RIVER, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N393AMooney M-18
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184330

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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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3-0976  64/4/19    HOOD RIVER ORE      MOONEY M-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N393A               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N393A
Reported as
Mooney M-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.