# NTSB UNK64X1760: Mooney M21, N6225U, Port Lavaca, TX, May 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1964
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX · PORT LAVACA, TX
- Location: 28.6180° N, 96.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lavaca, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6180&lon=-96.6283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1760
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1760

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1268  64/5/14    PORT LAVACA TEX     MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1600
        TIME - 1505                    N6225U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TANNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6225U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6225U-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 2064, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- 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: Tanner

## Other investigations on N6225U (2)

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 CHI72FEC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC32), Apr 1, 1972: Mooney M-20C (N6225U), Howell, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0149), Aug 7, 1966: Mooney M20C (N6225U), La Porte, TX, 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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