# NTSB UNK64X2251: Mooney M20, N6020X, Bucklin, KS, June 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1964
- Place: Bucklin, KS · BUCKLIN, KS
- Location: 37.5486° N, 99.6344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bucklin, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5486&lon=-99.6344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2251
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2251

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1636  64/6/12    BUCKLIN KANS        MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1100                    N6020X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKLIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF LANDING GEAR HANDLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6020X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6020X-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N 1608, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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: Bucklin

## Other investigations on N6020X (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 LAX83LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA410), Aug 26, 1983: Mooney M20A (N6020X), Gila Bend, AZ, 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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