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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · West Alton, MO · September 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1964
Place
West Alton, MO · WEST ALTON, MO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7107UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181208

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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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3-2948  64/9/18    WEST ALTON MO       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 357
        TIME - 1400                    N7107U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAMBILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N7107U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gambill

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.