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OAK69F0067

1968-07-18 · FRESNO, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N3388X

Make / Model
MOONEY M20E
Year of manufacture
1966 · 2 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19660411
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3B70D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
MOONEY 20E · N3388X
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
FRESNO AIR TERM
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR

Aircraft history

Total time
703 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
2,000
Age
42

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

EXTENDED.

Investigator remarks

WORM DRIVE GEARS WORN EXCESSIVELY. GR PARTIALLY

Cause factors

  • 70/A/CB A
    AIRFRAME NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 70/A/CC A
    AIRFRAME EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/CD A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS JAMMED Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 68/A/D6 A
    PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2332. Source file NTSB_1968_3_2332.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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