# NTSB UNK64X1377: Mooney M-18, N393A, Hood River, OR, April 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1964
- Place: Hood River, OR · HOOD RIVER, OR
- Location: 45.7091° N, 121.5241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hood River, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7091&lon=-121.5241&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1377
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1377

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N393A), registered now, S/N 54, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-18
- Registry model: [Mooney M-18L](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18l) (registry code 5870106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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