# Incident 19911002044499I: Mooney M20E, Cedarville, WV, October 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1991, 08:26 local time
- Place: Cedarville, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8423° N, 80.8193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedarville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8423&lon=-80.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1981Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1981Y-1991-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911002044499I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND A CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKEN THROUGH TOP OF ENGINE CASE.

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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