# Accident 19750624016319A: Mooney M20D, Houston, TX, June 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1975
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3653N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3653N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,410 total, 58 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750624016319A

## Narrative

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

LND ON SAND BAR.

## 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 FTW75FRA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRA33), Jun 24, 1975: Mooney M20G (N3653N), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3653N (1)

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

- [Incident 20190611006689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190611006689I), Jun 11, 2019: Mooney M-20G (N3653N), Springfield, OH, Minor damage. While landing on runway 24 the aircraft's main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded on its belly down the center of the runway. The pilot was the only…

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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