UNK64X3981

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Friendswood, TX · September 14, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1964
Place
Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6845UMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181616

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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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3-2906  64/9/14    FRIENDSWOOD TEX     MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1835                    N6845U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- WARNING HORN OUT OF ADJUSTMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N6845U
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clover Field

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.