# Accident 19790626031309A: Mooney M20A, Hillsdale, KS, June 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1979, 07:15 local time
- Place: Hillsdale, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6614° N, 94.8569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsdale, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6614&lon=-94.8569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6072X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6072X-1991-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20A (registry code 5870204, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,821 total, 38 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626031309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC79FCG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG51), Jun 26, 1979: Mooney M20A (N6072X), Hillsdale, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6072X (2)

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

- [Accident 19880127001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127001509A), Jan 27, 1988: Mooney M20A (N6072X), La Porte, IN, Substantial damage. Engine failure at cruise. Over shot on force landing. Struck a fence. Found #3 cylinder had failed. Improper torque
- [Incident 19820128005969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820128005969I), Jan 28, 1982: Mooney M20A (N6072X), Flemingsburg, KY. Pilot ran out of fuel on one tank while indicator was switched to other full tank. Did not switch tanks.

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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