# NTSB UNK65X0185: Mooney M20C, N6416U, Sugarland, TX, October 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1964
- Place: Sugarland, TX · SUGARLAND, TX
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3145   64/10/7   SUGARLAND TEX       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3000
        TIME - 1100                    N6416U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULL
        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: [N6416U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6416U), registered now, S/N 2163, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hull

## Other investigations on N6416U (1)

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 WPR22LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA243), Jul 10, 2022: Mooney M20C (N6416U), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to an inappropriately maintained and modified fuel selector valve.

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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