# Accident 19780704017949A: Mooney M20F, Savage, MT, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978
- Place: Savage, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.4536° N, 104.3414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savage, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4536&lon=-104.3414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3464N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3464N-2012-10-03) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 276 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704017949A

## Narrative

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

LND IN PASTURE

## 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 SEA78FTA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA14), Jul 4, 1978: Mooney M20F (N3464N), Savage, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3464N (1)

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

- [Accident 19810722043879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810722043879A), Jul 22, 1981: Mooney M20F (N3464N), Muleshoe, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled on climbout after takeoff. Accident occurred during flight test.

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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