# NTSB UNK64X1469: Mooney M2OC, N6422U, Anna Maria Is, FL, April 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1964
- Place: Anna Maria Is, FL · ANNA MARIA IS, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1469
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1469

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1043  64/4/26    ANNA MARIA IS FLA   MOONEY M2OC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 200
        TIME - 1400                    N6422U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANNA MARIA ISLAND
        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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6422U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6422U-2017-03-10), registration cancelled 2017-03-10, S/N 2169, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M2OC
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anna Maria Island

## Other investigations on N6422U (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 WPR09LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA362), Jul 22, 2009: Mooney M20C (N6422U), Elma, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the fatigue failure of the number 4 cylinder connecting rod.

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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