# Accident 19750804024809A: Mooney M20D, Douglas, WY, August 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1975
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Airport: Converse County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.7972° N, 105.3858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CONVERSE COUNTY (DGW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7972&lon=-105.3858&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 767 total, 408 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804024809A

## Narrative

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

CARB HEAT NOT USED DURING DESCENT. HIT WIRES.

## 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 DEN76FTC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC08), Aug 4, 1975: Mooney M20G (N3967N), Douglas, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3967N (1)

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

- [Accident 19740915036229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915036229A), Sep 15, 1974: Mooney M20D (N3967N), Medina, OH, Substantial damage. Torque plates p/n 75-16 instld in reverse psn. Struck Cessna N5401Q,minor dmg.

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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