# NTSB UNK64X2802: Mooney MK20C, N6572U, Wheeling, WV, July 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1964
- Place: Wheeling, WV · WHEELING, WV
- Location: 40.0749° N, 80.6934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0749&lon=-80.6934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2802
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2802

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2053  64/7/13    WHEELING W VA       MOONEY MK20C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 186
        TIME - 0852                    N6572U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELING-OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6572U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6572U-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N 2428 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY MK20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wheeling-Ohio

## Other investigations on N6572U (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 NYC71FHA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHA16), Sep 16, 1970: Mooney M20C (N6572U), Collegeville, PA, destroyed

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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