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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Brogue, PA · January 19, 1990

Date
January 19, 1990 · 09:30 local
Place
Brogue, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N231FH
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA053
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total1,500 in this make and model

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.

Crankshaft broke at cruise. Overshot open field landing downwind. Improperly installed cyclinder bolts had broken.

As the FAA filed it

CRANKSHAFT BROKE AT CRUISE. OVERSHOT OPEN FIELD LANDING DOWNWIND. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CYCLINDER BOLTS HAD BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.