# Accident 19750209001479A: Mooney M20F, Davenport, IA, February 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1975
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Airport: Davenport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.6103° N, 90.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVENPORT MUNI (DVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6103&lon=-90.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3498N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3498N) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,552 total, 50 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750209001479A

## Narrative

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

WATER FOUND IN FUEL SYS.OAT -4 DEG,WATER IN FUEL FLOW DIVIDER COULD SOLIDIFY.

## 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 MKC75FCD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD33), Feb 9, 1975: Mooney M20F (N3498N), Davenport, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3498N (2)

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

- [Incident 19990410023069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990410023069I), Apr 10, 1999: Mooney M20F (N3498N), Philadelphia, PA. (-23) Pilot filled fuel tanks a few days before flight. After flying approx. 2 hours 35 minutes, aircraft lost power and landed at the Philadelphia int'l…
- [Incident 19880906052669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880906052669I), Sep 6, 1988: Mooney M20F (N3498N), Davenport, IA, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear and landed with gear up. Damage to aircraft was minor.

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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