- Date
- December 16, 1964
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6998UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180363
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3787 64/12/16 SAN JOSE CALIF MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 24 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N6998U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUN 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
- N6998U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Jose Mun
N6998URegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2003 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N6998U · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA00LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBryson City, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout with a known quartering crosswind, resulting in an on-ground collision with a known fixed object (wooden pallet.)NTSB LAX76DUJ44Accident · No injuriesClosedHolbrook, AZNTSB LAX73FUA30Accident · No injuriesClosedBuena Park, CANTSB OAK66F0053Accident · No injuriesClosedModesto, CA