# Accident 19741219043529A: Mooney M20F, Watrous, NM, December 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1974
- Place: Watrous, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.7899° N, 104.9821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watrous, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7899&lon=-104.9821&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3890N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3890N-1975-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75AD033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741219043529A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 12/20/74.FLEW INTO LOCAL SNOW SHWR AT NITE.

## 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 DEN75AD033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD033), Dec 19, 1974: Mooney M20F (N3890N), Watrous, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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