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Mooney M20C N6550U

27 March 1987 · Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 March 1987 at about 00:30 local time, a Mooney M20C registered N6550U was involved in an accident near Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Wahpeton Harry Stern (D63)
Coordinates
46.2606, -96.6005
Aircraft
Mooney M20C
Registration
N6550U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wahpeton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
DEN87LA073

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A CFI AND A DUAL STUDENT WERE MAKING PRACTICE LANDINGS. ON THE SIXTH LANDING, THE STUDENT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE CFI DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE ACFT LANDED WITH GEAR FULLY RETRACTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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