# Accident 19740330007009A: Mooney M20F, Slaton, TX, March 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Slaton, TX
- Airport: Slaton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.4848° N, 101.6610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Slaton Municipal Airport (F49), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4848&lon=-101.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3901N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3901N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,110 total, 23 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FQG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330007009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 FTW74FQG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG47), Mar 30, 1974: Mooney M20F (N3901N), Slaton, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3901N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780122004099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122004099I), Jan 22, 1978: Mooney M20F (N3901N), Lees Summit, MO, Minor damage. Suspected blown tire followed by aborted takeoff. Reduced engine power and aircraft settled to belly.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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