# NTSB UNK64X3965: Mooney M20E, N6532U, Reed City, MI, September 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1964
- Place: Reed City, MI · REED CITY, MI
- Location: 43.8728° N, 85.5070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reed City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8728&lon=-85.5070&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3965
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3965

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2888  64/9/13    REED CITY MICH      MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N6532U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER
        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: [N6532U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6532U-2000-02-17), registration cancelled 2000-02-17, S/N 2315 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miller

## Other investigations on N6532U (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 IAD98LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA099), Aug 22, 1998: Mooney M-20C (N6532U), Kent Island, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper takeoff technique and his failure to abort the takeoff.
- [NTSB CHI73FEC16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEC16), Nov 16, 1972: Mooney M20C (N6532U), Salem, MI, 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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