# Accident 19850306008069A: Mooney M20F, Rock Hill, SC, March 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9249° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9249&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6399Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 394 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850306008069A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER. OVERSHOT INTENDED LANDING SITE, STRUCK TREES. CONNECTING ROD AND CRANKSHAFT BROKEN.

## 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 ATL85LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA110), Mar 6, 1985: Mooney M20F (N6399Q), Rock Hill, SC, substantial damage

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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