# NTSB UNK65X0369: Mooney M20, N866B, Wichita, KS, October 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1964
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0369
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0369

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3282  64/10/22   WICHITA KANS        MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 485
        TIME - 1822                    N866B               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- GEAR HANDLE NOT SECURED IN DOWNLOCK LATCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N866B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866B-2001-03-06), registration cancelled 2001-03-06, S/N 1028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wichita

## Other investigations on N866B (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 FTW00LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA255), Sep 10, 2000: Mooney M20 (N866B), Owasso, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MKC67F0180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0180), Sep 2, 1966: Mooney M20 (N866B), Wichita, KS, 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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