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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney MK20A · Leon, IA · August 30, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1964
Place
Leon, IA · LEON, IA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8102EMooney MK20A
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181998

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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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3-2700  64/8/30    LEON IOWA           MOONEY MK20A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 470
        TIME - 1730                    N8102E              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULLINGER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE

Aircraft

Registration
N8102E
Reported as
Mooney MK20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hullinger

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.