# Incident 19950729033889I: Mooney M20G, Watertown, SD, July 29, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Watertown Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9140° N, 97.1547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERTOWN RGNL (ATY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9140&lon=-97.1547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3706N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3706N) (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 M20G
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729033889I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. LANDED GEAR UP ON GRAVEL. NEWLY PURCHASED. POSSIBLE UNFAMILIAR WITH AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

## Other reports on N3706N (1)

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

- [Accident 19751007033739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751007033739A), Oct 7, 1975: Mooney M20D (N3706N), Claude, TX, Substantial damage. Hit young cow after sunset. Tall grass beside rwy.

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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