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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20K · Knox, IN · October 14, 1991

Date
October 14, 1991 · 20:15 local
Place
Knox, IN
Airport
Starke County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3947H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92LA010
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360GB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total12 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost oil pressure and engine quit. Vectored to airport but landed short. Connecting rod on NR2 cylinder had failed.

As the FAA filed it

LOST OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE QUIT. VECTORED TO AIRPORT BUT LANDED SHORT. CONNECTING ROD ON NR2 CYLINDER HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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