# Accident 19810725048849A: Mooney M20K, Defuniak Spring, FL, July 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1981, 09:57 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7061° N, 86.1186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeFuniak Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7061&lon=-86.1186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231GE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N231GE-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360GB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 886 total, 38 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725048849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA81DA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA108), Jul 25, 1981: Mooney M20K (N231GE), Defuniak Sprgs, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N231GE (1)

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

- [Accident 20060422008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060422008319A), Apr 22, 2006: Mooney M20K (N231GE), Columbus-W Pt-, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) N231GE, Mooney aircraft departed Golden Triangle airport approximately 1749 zulu time. The aircraft departed runway 36. The pilot briefly reported on zme…

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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