# NTSB UNK65X1030: Mooney M20C, N6998U, San Jose, CA, December 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1964
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3787  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6998U-2003-07-15), registration cancelled 2003-07-15, S/N 2719, built 1964 (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: San Jose Mun

## Other investigations on N6998U (4)

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 MIA00LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA151), May 11, 2000: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Bryson City, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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 LAX76DUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ44), Jul 15, 1975: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Holbrook, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA30), Jan 31, 1973: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Buena Park, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66F0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0053), Jul 30, 1965: Mooney M21 (N6998U), Modesto, CA, 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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