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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20F · Wood River, AK · August 1, 1991

Date
August 1, 1991 · 20:30 local
Place
Wood River, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6848V
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA113
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,408 total400 in this make and model14 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 through engine case. Landed on a sandbar collapsing landing gear. Rod cap failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE THREW A CONNECTING ROD THROUGH ENGINE CASE.LANDED ON A SANDBAR COLLAPSING LANDING GEAR. ROD CAP FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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