# Accident 19740915036229A: Mooney M20D, Medina, OH, September 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1974
- Place: Medina, OH
- Airport: Freedom Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.1346° N, 81.8695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1346&lon=-81.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3967N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3967N-1976-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 664 total, 411 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEI17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915036229A

## Narrative

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

TORQUE PLATES P/N 75-16 INSTLD IN REVERSE PSN.STRUCK CESSNA N5401Q,MINOR DMG.

## 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 CHI75FEI17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI17), Sep 15, 1974: Mooney M20G (N3967N), Medina, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3967N (1)

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

- [Accident 19750804024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804024809A), Aug 4, 1975: Mooney M20D (N3967N), Douglas, WY, Substantial damage. Carb heat not used during descent. Hit wires.

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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