# Incident 19810604060989I: Mooney M20C, Crystal, MN, June 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1981, 08:15 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0373° N, 93.3595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0373&lon=-93.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6898U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6898U-2019-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604060989I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE QUIT IN CRUISE. LANDED IN FIELD. MAINTENANCE FOUND #3 CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N6898U (1)

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

- [Accident 19740629028079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740629028079A), Jun 29, 1974: Mooney M20C (N6898U), Crystal, MN, Substantial damage. Hard lndg gr retracted. Lock not fully engd. Gear ind light out of adj.

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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