44.2952° N, 92.6729° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Zumbrota, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 25, 1985 · 11:37 local
Place
Zumbrota, MN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9154V
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total500 in this make and model30 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.
Developed engine problem en route. Drop in oil pressure and loud bang. Landed in field. Hole in case, rod broke.
As the FAA filed it
DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEM EN ROUTE. DROP IN OIL PRESSURE AND LOUD BANG. LANDED IN FIELD. HOLE IN CASE, ROD BROKE.