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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Defuniak Spring, FL · July 25, 1981

Date
July 25, 1981 · 09:57 local
Place
Defuniak Spring, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N231GE
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81DA108
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
886 total38 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit en route. Collapsed nose gear landing in a pasture. Found broken engine connecting rod. Fatigue failure

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR LANDING IN A PASTURE. FOUND BROKEN ENGINE CONNECTING ROD. FATIGUE FAILURE

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N231GE · 1

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