# Accident 19790404006439A: Mooney M20C, Hasty, AR, April 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hasty, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0151° N, 93.0477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hasty, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0151&lon=-93.0477&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9299V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9299V-1979-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 56 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404006439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. FAILURE OF NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD.

## 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 FTW79FPG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG25), Apr 4, 1979: Mooney M20C (N9299V), Hasty, AR, substantial damage

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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