# Accident 19760108000409A: Mooney M20F, Alliance, NE, January 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1976
- Place: Alliance, NE
- Airport: Alliance Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.0532° N, 102.8037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLIANCE MUNI (AIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0532&lon=-102.8037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9631M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9631M) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,139 total, 465 in this make and model, 444 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760108000409A

## Narrative

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

LOW OIL PRESSURE. NR 2 CNCTG ROD BEARING AND BOLTS FAILED.

## 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 MKC76FCJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ21), Jan 8, 1976: Mooney M20F (N9631M), Alliance, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9631M (2)

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

- [Accident 19800715026459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715026459A), Jul 15, 1980: Mooney M20F (N9631M), Gordon, NE, Substantial damage. Confused, unintentionally took off downwind. Unable to climb. Hit fence at end of runway.
- [Incident 19780818048969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818048969I), Aug 18, 1978: Mooney M20F (N9631M), Russell, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft hit hard. Bounced and porpoised before abort. Nose gear collapsed on landing after goaround.

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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