# NTSB FTW76FQG30: Mooney M20K, N3706N, Claude, TX, October 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1975
- Place: Claude, TX · CLAUDE, TX
- Location: 35.1074° N, 101.3629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claude, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1074&lon=-101.3629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3060   75/10/7 NR.CLAUDE,TX          MOONEY M20K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 501
        TIME - 1945                    N3706N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OBRECHT FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ULYSSES,TX                 CLAUDE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT YOUNG COW AFTER SUNSET. TALL GRASS BESIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3706N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3706N), registered now, S/N 680044, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Registry model: [Mooney M-20G](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (registry code 5870216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Obrecht Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

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

## Other investigations on N3706N (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 ERA26LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA323), Sep 1, 2026: Mooney M-20 (N3706N), Stanfield, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately manage the available fuel onboard the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing on uneven terrain.

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.

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