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DEN87LA073

1987-03-26 · WAHPETON, North Dakota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport D63

Current FAA registration · N6550U

Make / Model
MOONEY M20C
Year of manufacture
1963 · 24 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19890908
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8A1B8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA073.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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