19830124002219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Dufur, OR · January 24, 1983

Date
January 24, 1983 · 09:00 local
Place
Dufur, OR
Airport
Dalles
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N97429
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA83FYM04
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,286 total8 in this make and model171 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Magneto malfunction caused hole in piston which caused engine failure and forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

MAGNETO MALFUNCTION CAUSED HOLE IN PISTON WHICH CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE AND FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N97429 · 1

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