UNK65X0713

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M21 · Plentywood, MT · November 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 15, 1964
Place
Plentywood, MT · PLENTYWOOD, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6881UMooney M21
Status
Completed · report December 17, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181072

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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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3-3494  64/11/15   PLENTYWOOD MONT     MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N6881U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERWOOD
        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
N6881U
Reported as
Mooney M21
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sherwood

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.