44.9429° N, 123.0351° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 24, 1983 · 14:35 local
Place
Salem, OR
Airport
Salem
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4099H
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total10 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine threw a connecting rod while en route. Landed at an airport. Turbocharger leaked. Lost the engine oil.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD WHILE EN ROUTE. LANDED AT AN AIRPORT. TURBOCHARGER LEAKED. LOST THE ENGINE OIL.