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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Bedford, MA · May 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1964
Place
Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6268UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184966

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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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3-1180   64/5/6    BEDFORD MASS        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N6268U              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      52, 15000 TOTAL HOURS, 25
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANSCON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N6268U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hanscon

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.