# Incident 19950428035409I: Mooney M20J, Gary, IN, April 28, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1995, 16:58 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: R G Hatcher Gary Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3935H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3935H-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,994 total, 280 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950428035409I

## Narrative

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

WAS REPORTED TO HAVE CLIMBED VFR THROUGH THE CLOUDS TO CLIMB TO HIGHER ALTITUDE. PILOT DENIES ACCUSATION.

## Other reports on N3935H (1)

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

- [Incident 19800719062439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719062439I), Jul 19, 1980: Mooney M20J (N3935H), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Wing tip struck hangar while taxiing.

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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