# Accident 19851024056299A: Mooney M20E, Warren, AR, October 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1985, 21:50 local time
- Place: Warren, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6094° N, 92.0595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6094&lon=-92.0595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3399X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3399X-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,105 total, 540 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851024056299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TURN TO FINAL. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. CONNECTING ROD 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 MKC86LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA015), Oct 25, 1985: Mooney MK21 (N3399X), Warren, AR, 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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