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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20A · Hillsdale, KS · June 26, 1979

Date: June 26, 1979 · 07:15 local
Place: Hillsdale, KS
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6072X
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC79FCG51
Reported as: Mooney M20A
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,821 total38 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days

N6072XRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 1991 · Mooney M20AS/N 1668 Airframe modelMooney M20A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine began backfiring. Landed in field. Overshot, hit fence. Found sheared engine accessory drive gear pin.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BEGAN BACKFIRING. LANDED IN FIELD. OVERSHOT, HIT FENCE. FOUND SHEARED ENGINE ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR PIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC79FCG51Accident · No injuriesClosedHillsdale, KSJun 26, 1979 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6072X · 2

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

Accident 19880127001509AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · La Porte, INEngine failure at cruise. Over shot on force landing. Struck a fence. Found #3 cylinder had failed. Improper torqueJan 27, 1988 · Substantial damage Incident 19820128005969INormal Cruise · Flemingsburg, KYPilot ran out of fuel on one tank while indicator was switched to other full tank. Did not switch tanks.Jan 28, 1982