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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M1855C · Philadelphia, PA · July 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1964
Place
Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4169Mooney M1855C
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183080

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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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3-2100  64/7/16    PHILADELPHIA PA     MOONEY M1855C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 250
        TIME - 2200                    N4169               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INT
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4169
Reported as
Mooney M1855C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Philadelphia Int

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.